React - Introduction to State and useState
This lesson teaches you about state and the useState hook. State is component-specific memory.
Learning Objectives
- Learn what state is
- Learn how to implement the useState hook
- Learn how to work with state within an event handler function
Intended Audience
- This lesson is intended for anyone who wants to learn about React
Prerequisites
- Recommended: React: Introduction to Event Handling
- Recommended: React: Introduction to Rendering Lists
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