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13. Reconciliation and Lifecycles

Adam Freeman¹ 

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London, UK

 

In this chapter, I explain how React uses a process called reconciliation to efficiently deal with content produced by components. The reconciliation process is part of a larger lifecycle that React provides for components, and I describe the different lifecycle stages and show you how stateful components can implement methods to become active lifecycle participants. Table 13-1 puts reconciliation and the component lifecycle in context.

Table 13-1

Putting Reconciliation and Lifecycle Text in Context

Question	Answer
What is it?	Reconciliation is the process of efficiently handling the content produced by ...