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React.js Complete Notes (A to Z)
1. Introduction
What is React.js
React.js is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, especially single-page applications.
Features of React
• Component-Based Architecture
• Virtual DOM for performance
• Declarative UI
• JSX syntax
• One-way Data Binding
React vs Other Frameworks
• Lightweight and fast
• Focused on View layer
• Easier to integrate with other libraries
2. Setting Up React
Prerequisites
• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Installation
npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start
Project Structure
• public/
• src/
• package.json
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3. JSX
• JavaScript + HTML syntax
const element = <h1>Hello, React!</h1>;
• Expressions in JSX: {expression}
• JSX attributes: className instead of class
4. Components
Functional Components
function Greeting(props) {
return <h1>Hello, {props.name}</h1>;
}
Class Components
class Greeting extends React.Component {
render() {
return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>;
}
}
Props
• Passing data to components
• Immutable inside the component
State
• Local component state
• Using useState hook in functional components
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
5. Lifecycle Methods
Class Component Lifecycle
• Mounting: constructor, render, componentDidMount
• Updating: shouldComponentUpdate, componentDidUpdate
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• Unmounting: componentWillUnmount
Functional Component Lifecycle
• useEffect hook for side effects
useEffect(() => {
// code runs after render
}, [dependencies]);
6. Event Handling
<button onClick={handleClick}>Click Me</button>
- Synthetic events in React - Passing arguments to event handlers
7. Conditional Rendering
{isLoggedIn ? <LogoutButton /> : <LoginButton />}
- Using if , ternary operator , && operator
8. Lists & Keys
const numbers = [1,2,3];
numbers.map(num => <li key={num}>{num}</li>);
- Importance of keys for list items
9. Forms
• Controlled components
<input value={value} onChange={handleChange} />
• Handling multiple inputs
• Form submission
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10. Routing
• React Router for navigation
import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
• Defining routes, navigation links, parameters
11. Hooks
• useState , useEffect , useContext , useReducer
• Custom hooks
12. Context API
• Passing data without props drilling
• React.createContext() , Provider , useContext
13. Redux (Optional)
• State management library
• Actions, Reducers, Store
• Integration with React
14. Advanced Topics
• React.memo
• useCallback, useMemo
• Portals
• Error Boundaries
• Code Splitting & Lazy Loading
15. Miscellaneous
• React Developer Tools
• Best Practices
• Performance Optimization
• Component Patterns
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