Why React Child Components Don't Update on Prop Changes

Опубликовано: 25 Февраль 2022
на канале: Peter Elbaum

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In React, it's a common problem to have child components that don't re-render when you expect them to. In particular, a common problems is to wonder why a child component doesn't update when its prop changes.

Today, I take you through the bugfix for this problem, and the way that you'd solve for it in both class and functional components.

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