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:
Initial Render: When the
ParentComponent
is rendered for the first time, theChildComponent
will also render for the first time.Props Change: If the
increment
function passed as a prop toChildComponent
changes, it will trigger a re-render ofChildComponent
. However, due to the use ofuseCallback
,increment
will only change ifsetCount
changes, which will not happen in this case.React.memo Dependencies Change: If the dependencies of
React.memo
change,ChildComponent
will re-render. SinceReact.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:
State Change in
ParentComponent
: If the state of theParentComponent
changes but does not affect the props passed toChildComponent
, theChildComponent
will not re-render. In this case, when thecount
state inParentComponent
changes,ChildComponent
will not re-render because theincrement
function is memoized and does not change.Unchanged Props: As long as the props passed to
ChildComponent
do not change,React.memo
ensures thatChildComponent
will not re-render. Here, theincrement
function remains the same due touseCallback
, preventing unnecessary re-renders.
Code Analysis:
Initial Render: When
ParentComponent
is rendered,ChildComponent
will render.Button Click in
ParentComponent
: Clicking the "Increment" button inParentComponent
will update thecount
state. However, this does not affect theincrement
function or other props passed toChildComponent
, soChildComponent
does not re-render.Button Click in
ChildComponent
: Clicking the "Increment from Child" button inChildComponent
will also call theincrement
function, updating thecount
state inParentComponent
. Again, since this does not change the props passed toChildComponent
, 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.