Side Effects with the useEffect Hook - Introduction to React #5
This video explores how to propertly implement side effects in React functional components. Side effects are needed when the components needs to synchronize with an external system - a great example of this is calling an external API to fetch data. This can be done in React with the useEffect hook. The useEffect hook should be used with caution as it can cause infinite loops if its not used properly and it is the developer's responsibility to write a cleanup function in case the effect should be cancelled.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Using the useEffect hook
3:33 Conclusion
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