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Ericka Erickson
9,982 Pointswhy isnt this is {}
const id = props.id;
why is props.id not in {}
1 Answer
Travis Alstrand
Treehouse Project ReviewerHey Ericka Erickson !
Are you referring to 1:20, inside of Counter.js?
If so, this is because it's not inside of the return statement and therefore not a JSX Expression. It's just regular JavaScript here defining the value of a new variable.
If we were trying to display props.id in the return statement for example, it would need to be in {}. For example...
return (
<h1>{props.id}</h1>
)
Or...
const id = props.id
return (
<h1>{id}</h1>
)
I hope this makes sense, if you're still having trouble with this topic you can always visit Understanding JSX and Embed JavaScript Expressions in JSX from our React Basics course 
Ericka Erickson
9,982 Pointsyes this helps! thank you
Travis Alstrand
Treehouse Project ReviewerAwesome! You're very welcome
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerJamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerHi @Ericka Erickson, your question isn't very clear, are you asking why does the property
idnot exist on thepropsobject? If so, are you following along with the video's code or your own? It's hard to add further input without having the code related to this.