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Introduction

In the web development field, React.js is the most popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. React js hooks are a popular choice for developers to build various applications efficiently. They are introduced in React version 16.8 to use state and other React features in functional components. This article provides a comprehensive tutorial on mastering React.js Hooks with practical applications.

React Hooks

React Hooks are functions that React development experience to build efficient, modular React applications. They will “hook into” React state and life cycle features from function components.

Benefits of React Hooks

React hooks provide a modern way to build React applications with various benefits, such as:

  • Allows to use state and other React features without the need for class components.
  • Custom hooks extract and reuse stateful logic across multiple components.
  • Achieves code readability by organizing logic based on functionality.
  • Easy state management using useState and useReducer hooks.
  • useEffect handles side effects like data fetching, subscriptions in a declarative way
  • useMemo and useCallback optimize performance by preventing unnecessary re-renders and computations.
  • Consistent way to handle stateful logic and side effects across different components.

Basic Hooks

The few commonly used React.js hooks are given below,

  • useState
  • useEffect
  • useContext
  • useReducer
  • useMemo
  • useRef
  • useCallback
  • useLayoutEffect

1. useState

To add state to functional components.

const [count, setCount] = useState(0); count current state, setCount function to update it

2. useEffect Allow to perform side effects in function components. Runs code after the component renders.

useEffect(() => { // Code to run after render }, []); // The empty array means it runs only once after the first render.

3. useContext

To use context values in function components.

const value = useContext(MyContext);
  • value – current context value.

4. useReducer

Managing complex state logic similar to Redux.

const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState); <xmp> <ul class="list">li>state current state</li> <li>dispatch function to update it.</li></ul> <p><strong>5. useMemo Memorizes a value that eliminates recomputing on every render. <xmp> const memoizedValue = useMemo(() => computeExpensiveValue(a, b), [a, b]);

value – recalculated only when a or b change.

6. useRef

Creates a mutable object that can be used to access DOM elements. This object doesn’t cause re-renders when updated.

const myRef = useRef(null);

myRef.current can hold a value without causing re-renders.

7. useCallback

Memorizes a function to achieve optimization. const memoizedCallback = useCallback(() => { // Function code }, [dependencies]); [dependencies]; dependencies array.

The function updates only when dependencies change.

8. useLayoutEffect

After all DON updates, runs synchronously like ‘useeffect’.

useLayoutEffect(() => { // Code to run after DOM updates }, []);

Custom Hooks

React allows custom Hooks to encapsulate and reuse stateful logic across multiple components. To create a customer hook, define a function by starting with ‘use’. The best practices for creating a customer hook are,

  • Always start the name with “use”.
  • Within the same hook, keep related state and effects.
  • Return the necessary values and functions.
  • Perform side effects within the hook.
  • Keep the hooks pure by avoiding causing side effects.
function useCustomHook() { // Use built-in hooks const [state, setState] = useState(initialState); // Perform side effects useEffect(() => { // Effect code here }, [dependencies]); // Return values or functions return [state, setState]; }

Conclusion

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