Using the React Hook useEffect

React’s useEffect hook has to be one of the most useful React hooks of all. With applications leaning more toward functional components (as it is undeniably easier to read, maintain, and test), useEffect hooks are generally used to handle side effects of functional components. The hook provides components with the power to handle side effects or effects invoking in functional components much like the lifecycle hooks on a class component.

This post was originally published on WebDevStudios by Biplav Subedi.

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