React State From the Ground Up

As you begin to learn React, you will be faced with understanding what state is. State is hugely important in React, and perhaps a big reason youve looked into using React in the first place. Lets take a stab at understanding what state is and how it works.

What is State?

State, in React, is a plain JavaScript object that allows you keep track of a components data. The state of a component can change. A change to the state …

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