Using hooks, If I call setState
with the same value as the state
, will it rerender the component?
If yes, how can I avoid that?
e.g.
const [state, setState] = useState(foo)
...
// any where in the code
setState(foo)
Considering that foo
can be any thing, such as {}
, true
, props.bar
or a variable from out side of the component (constant).
It won't re-render the component if you call setState
with the same value.
Try this out:
import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
const foo = { foo: 'bar' };
export default ({ name }) => {
const [state, setState] = useState(foo);
console.log("rendered!");
useEffect(() => {
setState(foo);
console.log("state reset!");
});
const handleClick = () => {
console.log("handleClick!");
setState(foo);
// setState({ ...foo, bar : 'baz' });
}
return (<div>
<h1>Hello {name}!</h1>
<button onClick={handleClick}>Click Me</button>
</div>);
};
You'll notice that even when the button is clicked since the value has not changed. it's not re-rendering the Component. If you change the argument that you call setState
with, it will re-render the component.
Here's a Code Sample for your ref.
Try commenting the first setState
and un-commenting the second one inside the handleClick
method to see the difference.