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React code explainers

javascript
import { useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
const TABS = [
  { id: "overview", label: "Overview" },

URL-driven tabs with React Router

url-state query-params accessibility
Intermediate 8 steps
javascript
import { useRef, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
function useThrottle(callback, delay) {
  const lastRun = useRef(0);

Building a throttle hook in React

throttling custom-hooks refs
Intermediate 8 steps
javascript
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
export function Dropdown({ label, children }) {
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);

Closing a dropdown on outside click in React

outside-click event-listeners cleanup
Intermediate 8 steps
javascript
import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 
export function usePersistentForm(storageKey, initialValues) {
  const [values, setValues] = useState(() => {

A React hook that persists form state to localStorage

custom-hooks localstorage debounce
Intermediate 9 steps
javascript
import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
export function useInfiniteScroll(fetchPage) {
  const [items, setItems] = useState([]);

Building an infinite scroll hook in React

custom-hooks intersection-observer pagination
Advanced 6 steps
javascript
import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
function useDebounce(value, delay = 300) {
  const [debounced, setDebounced] = useState(value);

Debounced search with cancellation in React

custom-hooks debounce abortcontroller
Intermediate 9 steps
javascript
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 
export function useUser(userId) {
  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);

How a data-fetching hook works in React

custom-hooks data-fetching abortcontroller
Intermediate 8 steps
typescript
import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
 
interface SearchResult {
  id: string;

A debounced search hook in React

debounce custom-hooks abortcontroller
Intermediate 7 steps
javascript
import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
function ProductList({ products }) {
  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');

Memoizing a filtered list in React

memoization derived-state filtering
Intermediate 8 steps