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JavaScript

Why is a react prop needed for the context consumer?

In https://teamtreehouse.com/community/video:108852 the context consumer is shown in a React prop, but it doesn't explain why (or whether) that is required. What would happen if the consumer simply had components composed inside as normal with JSX?