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JavaScript React by Example Building the Application Toggling Edit State for Guests

Jozef Repan
Jozef Repan
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Posted by Jozef Repan
Jozef Repan
1,829 Points

Why is isEditing in global state?

property "isEditing" is here implemented in global state for each "guest". Why it is not implemented as state of the component? It's temporary information

Emily Peregrine
Emily Peregrine
16,848 Points

Completely agree, this confused me as well

1 Answer

Bartlomiej Zabielski
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Bartlomiej Zabielski
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Bartlomiej Zabielski
Bartlomiej Zabielski
Courses Plus Student 10,363 Points

Good question I would also like to know. Perhaps he did it mainly for demonstration purposes to keep things simpler and not confuse people?