React Context API

35-minute JavaScript Workshop

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In the typical React data flow, components communicate with each other via props. A parent passes props down to child components. Sometimes the intermediary components get props passed to them with the sole purpose of passing that data down one (or several) more levels deep. This cascade of props is often referred to as "prop drilling". The React Context API provides a way to pass data to components without having to pass props manually at every single level.

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  • Guil Hernandez

    Guil is a Full Stack JavaScript and Front End Web Development instructor at Treehouse. You can follow him on Twitter @guilh.

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