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useContext in React

via Dev.to ReactHarini1mo ago

When you start learning React, you will use props to pass data from one component to another. But sometimes, passing props through many levels becomes difficult. This problem is called “Props Drilling.” To solve this problem, React gives us a special Hook called useContext. What is useContext? useContext is a React Hook that allows us to share data between components without passing props manually at every level. It works together with the Context API in React. Instead of passing data from Parent -> Child -> Grandchild -> Great-grandchild,we can directly access the data from any component using useContext. Why Do We Need useContext? Imagine you are building: Dark/Light theme feature User login system Shopping cart Language selection These data are needed in many components. If we use props for everything, the code becomes messy and hard to manage. So, useContext makes global data sharing simple. How useContext Works Step 1 – Create Context We create a context using createContext(). imp

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