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Ewerton Luna
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 24,031 PointsWhy does he passes a id prop to the Player component if there's already a key prop that could be used instead?
Couldn't the Player's key prop be used as an id?
<Player
name={player.name}
id={player.id}
key={player.id.toString()}
removePlayer={this.handleRemovePlayer}
/>
1 Answer
Josue Acosta
21,044 PointsThe key is a special string attribute help React identify which items have changed, are added, or are removed. Keys should be given to the elements inside the array to give the elements a stable identity. They're not passed down to children as usable values.
If you try to console.log(props.key) for example, you'll see that it's undefined. Meaning {() => props.removePlayer(props.key)} won't work.
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,004 PointsMark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,004 PointsHi Ewerton. This just showed back up in my que today. Is this something you still need help with? I am not familiar with react but will look into if you are still stuck.