ReactJS Q & A
What are the various React hooks?
React provides a set of essential hooks that simplify state management, side effects, and context access in functional components. Here is a list of some of the most popular React hooks:
- useState: Manages component state.
- useEffect: Handles side effects and lifecycle events.
- useContext: Accesses context in functional components.
- useRef: Creates mutable references to DOM elements or values.
- useReducer: Manages complex state and actions.
- useMemo: Memoizes expensive computations.
- useCallback: Memoizes callback functions.
- useHistory: Accesses the history object for navigation in React Router.
- useLocation: Retrieves the current URL location in React Router.
- useParams: Fetches URL parameters in React Router.
- useRouteMatch: Matches the current route in React Router.
- useForm: Simplifies form state management.
- useWindowSize: Tracks window size changes.
- useInterval: Creates intervals for executing functions.
- useAsync: Simplifies handling of asynchronous operations.
- useLocalStorage: Interacts with the local storage.
- useSessionStorage: Interacts with the session storage.
- useNetworkStatus: Monitors the online/offline status of the browser.
- useAuth: Manages user authentication state.
- useAxios: Simplifies HTTP requests using the Axios library
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