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React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Some key points about React:
• React uses a component-based approach to build user interfaces. Components are reusable and encapsulated pieces of code.
�� Components render markup that describes what the user interface should look like. This markup is called JSX.
• Data flows in one direction in React - from parent components to child components. This makes the data flow predictable and easy to debug.
• React uses a virtual DOM instead of the real DOM. When state changes, React efficiently updates the virtual DOM and then updates the real DOM with only the necessary changes. This makes React fast and efficient.
• React is declarative - you declare what your UI should look like and React efficiently updates the UI when the underlying data changes.
• React is flexible - you can use React to build web applications, native mobile applications using React Native, and desktop applications using Electron.
Here is an example of a simple React component:
function Hello() {
return <h1>Hello!</h1>;
}
This component renders an <h1>
element when invoked. Components can also accept props (properties) and conditionally render UI based on props:
function Greeting(props) {
return <h1>Hello, {props.name}!</h1>;
}
In summary, React makes it painless to create interactive UIs. It provides flexibility to build user interfaces ranging from simple to complex. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.