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Jordan Kayinamura
237 PointsStateful vs Stateless Components
Hey there! I really need to know when to use stateful components and when not to.
1 Answer

Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,565 PointsYou use stateful components as a wrapper for stateless components. All changes to state (data) happen in stateful components and the state then propagates to stateless components.
Jordan Kayinamura
237 PointsJordan Kayinamura
237 PointsThank you @Clayton Perszyk.