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Understanding the useRef React hook
Continuing our React hooks series, we will learn about the useRef React hook in this blog post.The useRef...
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Use redux-like middleware for useReducer in React
If you have used Redux before, you would be aware of the concept of middlewares. Now that useReducer has become a commonly...
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How to write your own custom React hooks
If you have been using react for a while, chances are you have come across the need to extract some logic into...
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Provide callback to useState hook like setState
If you have been writing class components for a while, you might be familiar with the callback functionality that the setState function...
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Detecting click outside component using React hooks
If you have tried developing your own dropdown, modal, or popover in React, you would have come across this. "How do I...
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Learning context API and the useContext React hook
In this react hooks series, we have already explored the react hooks useState, useEffect, and useReducer. The next react hook we will...
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