React State

React Props are used to pass information down the component tree; React state is used to make applications interactive. We’ll be able to change the application’s appearance by interacting with it.

First, there is a utility function called useState that we take from React for managing state. The useState function is called a hook. There is more than one React hook – related to state management but also other things in React – and you will learn about them throughout the next sections. For now, let’s focus on React’s useState hook: