React Components

components

1React components are the building blocks of a React application
2They let you split the UI into smaller, reusable parts instead of writing everything in one file
3A component is like a function that returns HTML using JSX (JavaScript + HTML)
4For example, you can create a Header component for your website’s top section with logo and links

1const Header = () => {
2          return <div>Header</div>;
3        }

6You can also create a Footer component for the bottom section and a MainContent component for the center

1const Footer = () => {
2          return <div>Footer</div>;
3        }

1const MainContent = () => {
2          return <div>MainContent</div>;
3        }

9Each component is like a mini webpage section you design once and reuse wherever needed
10Instead of repeating the same HTML code, you write a component and use it like a custom tag <Header />, <MainContent />, <Footer />
11Component names must be in PascalCase (capital letters for each word) Header, MainContent, Footer
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In React, you can use <Header />, <MainContent />, <Footer /> to display all sections together like this:
Example: Use components
1<body> 2 <Header /> 3 <MainContent /> 4 <Footer /> 5</body>
13This keeps your code clean, organized, and easy to manage
14React components can also accept inputs (called props) like js functions arguments and manage their own data (called state) like js functions variables.
15With components, you focus on building small parts of UI and then combine them to build full web pages
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We have two types of components:
- Function components are simpler and more straightforward for most use cases.
- Class components are more complex and less straightforward for most use cases.
Create components using function or class components.
Example: Create a component using function
1const Header = () => { 2 return <div>Header</div>; 3 }
Example: Create a component using class
1class Header extends React.Component { 2 render() { 3 return <div>Header</div>; 4 } 5 }
Which one to use?
Use function components are more popular and easier to use for most use cases.