Complete ReactJs Notes

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Complete ReactJs Notes
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Complete ReactJs Notes

A comprehensive guide to understanding and mastering React.js. This article covers essential concepts, key features, and practical tips for

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🎨 ReactJs Notes

πŸ“– What is React?

React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, mainly for Single-Page Applications (SPAs).
It uses a component-based structure and a Virtual DOM to optimize rendering, making UI creation more efficient and maintainable.


πŸš€ Key Features of React

  • 🌐 Server-Side Rendering: Improves performance and SEO.
  • ⚑ Virtual DOM: Faster updates than Real DOM.
  • πŸ”€ Unidirectional Data Flow: Ensures predictable application state.
  • πŸ”„ Reusable Components: Modular components for efficient UI design.

βœ… Advantages of React

  1. 🧩 Reusable Components: Speeds up development and simplifies code maintenance.
  2. ⚑ Efficient Rendering: Virtual DOM minimizes DOM updates, boosting performance.
  3. πŸ“± Flexibility: Works for web apps, mobile apps (with React Native), and other libraries.
  4. 🌍 Strong Community: Huge ecosystem, tools for routing, state management, and testing.
  5. πŸ” Declarative Syntax: Easier debugging and clarity in UI design.
  6. πŸ› οΈ Developer-Friendly: JSX combines HTML and JS for easier UI coding.

⚠️ Limitations of React

  1. πŸ“˜ Steep Learning Curve: Concepts like JSX and state can be challenging for beginners.
  2. πŸŒ€ JSX Complexity: Requires learning and adds compilation steps.
  3. πŸ“† Frequent Updates: Rapid evolution demands developers stay updated.
  4. πŸ“š Needs Extra Libraries: Full-scale apps often require Redux or React Router.
  5. πŸ•΅οΈ SEO Challenges: Client-side rendering may hinder SEO without server-side rendering.

πŸ“œ JSX

  • Definition: JSX (JavaScript XML) lets you write HTML-like syntax within JavaScript.
  • It makes UI components easier to visualize and is compiled into JavaScript by React.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
const element = <h1>Hello, world!</h1>;
⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

🌟 Virtual DOM

  • A lightweight copy of the actual DOM.
  • React updates the Virtual DOM first, compares it with the previous state, and applies minimal changes to the actual DOM.

πŸŽ›οΈ State

  • Definition: "Memory" for components, storing data that changes over time.
  • React automatically re-renders components when the state changes.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
const [count, setCount] = useState(0); 
// Initializes a count variable and a function to update it
⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

πŸ“¦ Props

  • Definition: Read-only data passed from parent to child components.
  • Enables data flow through the component tree and makes components reusable.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
function Welcome(props) {
  return <h1>Hello, {props.name}</h1>;
}

<Welcome name="John" /> 
// Outputs: "Hello, John"
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πŸ”„ Props Drilling

  • Occurs when data is passed through many layers of components to reach a deeply nested one.
  • This can make code hard to manage.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
function Parent() {
  const userName = "John";
  return <Child userName={userName} />;
}

function Child({ userName }) {
  return <GrandChild userName={userName} />;
}

function GrandChild({ userName }) {
  return <p>Hello, {userName}</p>;
}
⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

🌐 Context API

  • Definition: A way to pass data through the component tree without using props at every level.
  • Avoids props drilling and simplifies code.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
const UserContext = React.createContext(); // Step 1: Create context

function App() {
  return (
    <UserContext.Provider value="John"> 
      // Step 2: Provide context value
      <Component />
    </UserContext.Provider>
  );
}

function Component() {
  const user = useContext(UserContext); 
  // Step 3: Consume context
  return <p>Welcome, {user}</p>; 
  // Outputs: "Welcome, John"
}
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πŸ”„ Class Components vs Functional Components

Class Components

  • Built using ES6 classes.
  • Access to lifecycle methods.
πŸ“JSX⚠️
class Welcome extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>;
  }
}
⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

Functional Components

  • Simpler syntax.
  • Use Hooks to manage state and lifecycle.
πŸ“JSX⚠️
function Welcome(props) {
  return <h1>Hello, {props.name}</h1>;
}
⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

πŸ”— Hooks

Hooks allow functional components to use React features like state and lifecycle methods.

Common Hooks

  1. useState

    • Manages state in a functional component.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  2. useEffect

    • Handles side effects like data fetching or subscriptions.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    useEffect(() => {
      console.log("Component mounted or updated");
    }, []);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  3. useRef

    • References DOM elements or persistent values.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const inputRef = useRef();
    inputRef.current.focus();
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  4. useMemo

    • Memoizes a value for performance optimization.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const result = useMemo(() => expensiveCalculation(a, b), [a, b]);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  5. useCallback

    • Memoizes functions to prevent recreation on every render.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const memoizedFunction = useCallback(() => doSomething(), []);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  6. useReducer

    • Manages complex state logic similar to Redux.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  7. useContext

    • Accesses Context values directly.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    const user = useContext(UserContext);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support
  8. useLayoutEffect

    • Runs synchronously after DOM updates.
    πŸ“JSX⚠️
    useLayoutEffect(() => {
      console.log("DOM updated");
    }, []);
    
    ⚠️Language "jsx" may have limited syntax highlighting support

πŸ› οΈ Custom Hooks

Reusable logic shared across components.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
function useFetch(url) {
  const [data, setData] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    fetch(url)
      .then((res) => res.json())
      .then(setData);
  }, [url]);

  return data;
}
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🌐 Redux

A state management library for React applications.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
const increment = () => ({ type: "INCREMENT" });
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πŸŒ€ Higher Order Components (HOC)

A function that takes a component and returns a new one with enhanced functionality.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
function withUser(Component) {
  return function Enhanced(props) {
    return <Component {...props} user="John" />;
  };
}
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πŸ”„ React Component Lifecycle

Phases

  1. Initialization

    • Prepares the component with default props and state.
  2. Mounting

    • Inserts the component into the DOM.
    • Methods: componentWillMount, componentDidMount.
  3. Updating

    • Updates on state or props change.
    • Methods: componentWillUpdate, componentDidUpdate, shouldComponentUpdate.
  4. Unmounting

    • Removes the component from the DOM.
    • Method: componentWillUnmount.

🐒 Lazy Loading

Loads components only when needed, improving performance.

Example:

πŸ“JSX⚠️
const LazyComponent = React.lazy(() => import("./LazyComponent"));
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⚑ React App Performance Optimization

  1. React.memo: Avoid unnecessary re-renders.
  2. React.lazy: Use with Suspense for lazy loading.
  3. Avoid inline functions: Reduces memory allocation.
  4. useMemo and useCallback: Optimize values and functions.
  5. Code Splitting: Load only the required code chunks.

Thanks for reading!

technoayan

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