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Apr 15, 2021 ⋅ 13 min read

React lifecycle methods: An approachable tutorial with examples

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10 Replies to "React lifecycle methods: An approachable tutorial with examples"

  1. So how does one use the functionality of `getSnapshotBeforeUpdate` in a functional component instead of a class component?

  2. Is there anything special about `getSnapshotBeforeUpdate` that couldn’t be done at the top of the `componentDidUpdate` method?

    I’m not clear why `getSnapshotBeforeUpdate` was provided as a separate method from `componentDidUpdate`.

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