React Cheatsheet

A comprehensive reference guide for React.js concepts, hooks, components, and best practices. Master modern web development with React's component-based architecture.

Component Basics
import React Import React library
function Component() Functional component
class Component Class component
export default Export component
props Component properties
props.children Nested content
defaultProps Default props
PropTypes Prop type checking
JSX Syntax
// Basic JSX
const element = <h1>Hello</h1>;

// With expressions
const element = <h1>{name}</h1>;

// With attributes
const element = <img src={user.avatarUrl} alt={user.name} />;
className CSS class (not class)
htmlFor Label for (not for)
{expression} JavaScript expression
{/* comment */} JSX comment
Fragment Wrap multiple elements
State & Props
useState State hook
this.state Class component state
this.setState() Update class state
props Read-only data
destructuring Extract props/state
prop drilling Passing props down
Context API Avoid prop drilling
React Hooks
const [state, setState] = useState('initial');
useState State management
useEffect Side effects
useContext Context consumption
useReducer Complex state logic
useCallback Memoized callback
useMemo Memoized value
useRef DOM reference
useLayoutEffect Sync effect
Lifecycle Methods
constructor
render
componentDidMount

componentDidUpdate

componentWillUnmount
constructor() Initialize state
render() Return JSX
componentDidMount() After render
componentDidUpdate() After update
componentWillUnmount() Before unmount
shouldComponentUpdate() Optimize re-renders
Event Handling
// Event handler
const handleClick = () => {
  console.log('Clicked');
};

// In JSX
<button onClick={handleClick}>
  Click me
</button>;
onClick Click event
onChange Input change
onSubmit Form submit
e.preventDefault() Stop default action
e.target.value Input value
Conditional Rendering
// Ternary operator
{isLoggedIn ? <Dashboard /> : <Login />}

// Logical AND
{showError && <ErrorMessage />}

// If statement
if (isLoading) {
  return <Loader />;
}
condition ? true : false Ternary operator
condition && Component Logical AND
if/else statements Early returns
switch statements Multiple conditions
Lists & Keys
const items = data.map(item => (
  <li key={item.id}>
    {item.name}
  </li>
));
.map() Transform array
key prop Unique identifier
index as key Last resort
filter() Filter array
reduce() Reduce array
React Router
BrowserRouter Router wrapper
Routes Route container
Route Single route
path URL path
element Component to render
Link Navigation link
useParams URL parameters
useNavigate Programmatic navigation
Performance
React.memo() Memoize component
useMemo() Memoize value
useCallback() Memoize function
lazy loading Code splitting
Suspense Loading fallback
shouldComponentUpdate Prevent re-renders
PureComponent Shallow compare
Development Tools
React DevTools Browser extension
create-react-app Project setup
Next.js React framework
Vite Fast build tool
TypeScript Type safety
ESLint Code linting
Prettier Code formatting

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