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JavaScript Building Applications with React and Redux Actions, Dispatch, and Reducers. Oh my! Intro to Reducers

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

Issues with ActionTypes

Okay so we created this file called "Player.js" in "actiontypes" directory which exports bunch constants, and these constants are equal to some path which doesnt even exist yet. I mean whole thing doesnt make sense at all. Can someone point me to right direction please? Tank you so much in advance!

Here is my "src/actiontypes/Player.js" file:

export const ADD_PLAYER = 'player/ADD_PLAYER';
export const REMOVE_PLAYER = 'player/REMOVE_PLAYER';
export const UPDATE_PLAYER_SCORE = 'player/UPDATE_PLAYER_SCORE';

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Think of actions as messages sent to the reducers and the action type is the "what to do" part of the message. They are simple string constants. Using constants helps keep them maintainable and avoids typos in retyping them. They are not paths or anything. They can be arbitrary strings but they will be displayed in Redux Dev Tools so it's best that they be descriptive.

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Thank you so much Seth Kroger! I think i get it now (: