What is a hook?

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What is a hook?

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Hooks are functions that let you use state and lifecycle features in functional components in React.

Hooks allow functional components to manage state without class components. Example: useState() for state management.
useEffect() hook enables side effects like data fetching or subscriptions in functional components.
Custom hooks can be created to encapsulate reusable logic, promoting code reusability.
Hooks follow a specific naming convention, starting with 'use', e.g., useContext() for context management.

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allows you to use state and other React features without writing a class. Hooks are the functions which "hook into" React state and lifecycle features from function components. It does not work inside classes

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