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Feb 13, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read

How to initialize state using React Hooks

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4 Replies to "How to initialize state using React Hooks"

  1. You’d typically use this pattern in conjunction with more interesting patterns such as control props/state reducer etc. Regardless, this pattern exists to make it easier to initialise and reset state within your reusable components.

  2. For me in the useCounter I have to return array instead of object

    return [count, setCount];

    else wil get the Invalid attempt to destructure non-iterable instance error

  3. Your custom hook will return an invalid function or return value is not iterable error because you return an object and not an array.

    you should do this.
    return [count, setCount, reset];

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