Summary
In this chapter, you learned about state and properties in React components. We started off by defining and comparing the two concepts. Then, we implemented several React components and manipulated their state, allowing you to dynamically update what the user sees on the screen. Next, you learned about properties by implementing code that passed property values from JSX to the component, in cases where the component only needs to display values instead of changing them.
Next, you were introduced to the concept of a container component, which is used to decouple data fetching from rendering content, leading to a clear separation of concerns. Finally, you learned about the new context API in React 16 and how to use it to avoid too many repetitive properties when you have global application data.
In the following chapter, you'll learn about the new React Hooks API and how it supports using functional components for everything, including state and lifecycle management...