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Learn React with TypeScript

Learn React with TypeScript

By : Carl Rippon
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Learn React with TypeScript

Learn React with TypeScript

By: Carl Rippon

Overview of this book

Reading, navigating, and debugging a large frontend codebase can feel overwhelming for web developers, but you can overcome this with expert guidance from a seasoned software professional with over 20 years’ experience in developing a complex line of business applications. This book will help you learn React, TypeScript, and Next.js—the core technology stack behind scalable, high-performance web applications used by top companies. This third edition of Learn React with TypeScript is updated with the latest features of React 19, including server components, server actions, and powerful new hooks. The chapters show you how to use TypeScript’s advanced features for enhanced code reliability and maintainability when building robust, type-safe components. You’ll explore efficient data fetching strategies with RSCs in Next.js, as well as in single-page applications (SPAs). The book also covers modern state management with Zustand, best practices for form handling, and strategies for building well-structured, reusable components that streamline development. Finally, you’ll focus on unit testing with Vitest, ensuring your React components are resilient and error-free. By the end of this book, you'll have at your disposal the skills and best practices needed to create maintainable and performant React applications with TypeScript and Next.js.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Part 1: Introduction
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Part 2: App Fundamentals
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Part 3:Data
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Part 4:Advanced React
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Index

Using the ref Hook

In this section, we will learn about the ref Hook and where it is useful. We will then walk through a common use case of the ref Hook by enhancing the PersonScore component we have been working on.

Understanding the ref Hook

The ref Hook is called useRef and it returns a variable whose value is persisted for the lifetime of a component. This means that the variable doesn’t lose its value when a component re-renders.

The value returned from the ref Hook is often referred to as a ref. The ref can be changed without causing a re-render.

Here’s the syntax for useRef:

const ref = useRef(initialValue);

An initial value can optionally be passed into useRef. The type of the ref can be explicitly defined in a generic argument for useRef:

const ref = useRef<Ref>(initialValue);

The generic argument is useful when no initial value is passed or is null. This is because TypeScript won’t be able to infer the type correctly.

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