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JavaScript React Basics (retired) Component Lifecycle Stopwatch State

Posted by hum4n01d
hum4n01d
25,493 Points

Better way to handle start/stop

This is just my opinion, but isn’t this the best way to implement the start/stop text?

<button>{this.state.running ? "Stop" : "Start"}</button>

It’s similar to what @jim did, but it doesn’t have the duplicate <button> code.

My question is, did I make a mistake?

2 Answers

Adam Fields
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Adam Fields
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 37,838 Points

You had the right idea!

For your button onClick, use this:

  handleClick () {
    this.setState({ running: !this.state.running });
  }

I know you wrote this 5 months ago, but perhaps other students will see it.

Gabbie Metheny
Gabbie Metheny
33,778 Points
Gabbie Metheny
Gabbie Metheny
33,778 Points

This worked great, thanks Adam!

Mark Wowor
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Mark Wowor
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 14,630 Points

Yeah. It worked well.

hum4n01d
hum4n01d
25,493 Points
hum4n01d
hum4n01d
25,493 Points

Well never mind, as I kept watching the video, I realized that it would be hard to implement the click handlers this way. :D