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JavaScript

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Posted by Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

AJAX calls

Hiya community! What are different ways or patterns to implement AJAX calls in React or Vue frameworks? One pattern i've noticed is implementing AJAX calls and promises in Store , but it has its limitations. So any help would be awesome! Thank you!

~ Ari

1 Answer

Michael Liendo
Michael Liendo
15,326 Points
Michael Liendo
Michael Liendo
15,326 Points

I can't speak on Vue, but in React, it's best to have your call in componentDidMount.

example

import React, {Component} from 'react'

class Header extends Component {

state = {
repoName= ''
}

componentDidMount() {
  fetch('https://api.github.com/users/model3volution/repos')
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => {
    const repoName = data[0].name
    this.setState({repoName})
  }
}

render() {
  return (
    <div>
      Name of repo: {this.state.repoName}
    </div>  
  )
}

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "patterns" or "limitations" but if you drop a comment, I'll be sure to get back to you.