EPISODE · Nov 5, 2021 · 4 MIN
Bailing out of re-rendering in useState
from The Call Kent Podcast · host Kent C. Dodds
If useState contains a simple value like string or int, setting a new value that is the same as the existing value will not cause the component to re-render. However, if useState contains an object and I update the state with a new object that contains the exact same values, it will trigger the component to re-render. The React documentation says that is used Object.is to compare values. My 2 objects are identical, so why does the re-render happen? useState lazy initialization and function updates
Embed this episode
NOW PLAYING
Bailing out of re-rendering in useState
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.