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Nigel Yoshida
4,725 PointsWhat is the proper way to set an initial state?
I am learning React from two different sources. These videos are showing a completely different way from setting an initial state in a component. The other source I am learning from is using a constructor method (much like a child class) to set an initial state.
Example: constructor(props) { super(props); this.state = { mood: 'decent' }; }
I've also noticed that creating a class is different in these videos.
Example: class App extends React.Component.
Which is the proper way to set initial state and creating a class?
2 Answers
Martin Zarate
10,723 PointsLike most frameworks, different versions will have some differences, it all depends on what version you are using to learn, I would suggest you use the official React documentation as reference: https://reactjs.org/docs/hello-world.html the videos and tutorials on the web may be outdated. Cheers.
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsYou'll often find in programming there are more than one way to do the same thing. And as a language like JavaScript grows and evolves, people will find more new tricks to do the same thing. Sometimes it might make a slight difference in which way you choose to do it and others, like here, come down to stylistic differences only and there is no "One Right Way" to do it.