Memoization in React.

import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react';

const ParentComponent = () => {
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

  const increment = useCallback(() => {
    setCount(prevCount => prevCount + 1);
  }, [setCount]);

  return (
    <div>
      <p>Count: {count}</p>
      <button onClick={increment}>Increment</button>
      <ChildComponent increment={increment} />
    </div>
  );
};

const ChildComponent = React.memo(({ increment }) => {
  console.log('ChildComponent rendered');
  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={increment}>Increment from Child</button>
    </div>
  );
});

export default ParentComponent;

In the provided code, the ChildComponent rendering is controlled by the use of React.memo and useCallback. Here's an explanation of when the ChildComponent will and will not render:

When ChildComponent Will Render:

  1. Initial Render: When the ParentComponent is rendered for the first time, the ChildComponent will also render for the first time.

  2. Props Change: If the increment function passed as a prop to ChildComponent changes, it will trigger a re-render of ChildComponent. However, due to the use of useCallback, increment will only change if setCount changes, which will not happen in this case.

  3. React.memo Dependencies Change: If the dependencies of React.memo change, ChildComponent will re-render. Since React.memo is not provided with a custom comparison function in this code, it will use a shallow comparison of the props. If any prop changes, it will re-render.

When ChildComponent Will Not Render:

  1. State Change in ParentComponent: If the state of the ParentComponent changes but does not affect the props passed to ChildComponent, the ChildComponent will not re-render. In this case, when the count state in ParentComponent changes, ChildComponent will not re-render because the increment function is memoized and does not change.

  2. Unchanged Props: As long as the props passed to ChildComponent do not change, React.memo ensures that ChildComponent will not re-render. Here, the increment function remains the same due to useCallback, preventing unnecessary re-renders.

Code Analysis:

  • Initial Render: When ParentComponent is rendered, ChildComponent will render.

  • Button Click in ParentComponent: Clicking the "Increment" button in ParentComponent will update the count state. However, this does not affect the increment function or other props passed to ChildComponent, so ChildComponent does not re-render.

  • Button Click in ChildComponent: Clicking the "Increment from Child" button in ChildComponent will also call the increment function, updating the count state in ParentComponent. Again, since this does not change the props passed to ChildComponent, it does not re-render.

Conclusion:

The ChildComponent will only re-render if its props change. In this case, due to the use of useCallback to memoize the increment function, the increment function does not change when the ParentComponent re-renders, preventing unnecessary re-renders of ChildComponent. This optimization helps in improving performance by avoiding redundant renders.