import React from 'react'; // Every React component exposes special methods that allow you to plug in logic // when certain events occur during the component's life. They are called // 'lifecycle methods', and they can be used in variety of ways. // They are used mostly to integrate non-React code manipulating the DOM with // your components - like autocomplete, jQuery plugins etc. // // There are three methods that are widely used: // * componentDidMount - this method fires when React component is rendered for // the first time in the web browser. It does not run when // you render component using server-side rendering. // A render can be caused by an explicit React.render // call or when a child component is rendered within a render // method of its parent component. // // * componentDidUpdate - this method fires when a component is updated - // when state changes or the forceUpdate method // is called explicitly. // // * componentWillUnmount - this method fires before the component 'dies'. You // can unmount the component directly using the // React.unmountComponentAtNode method. A component can // be also unmounted during re-rendering of the parent component. // // Tasks for this exercise are in comments inside the component class code. // // In this exercise lifecycle methods will be used to provide convenient debug // messages in developer's console. // There are more lifecycle methods available. // Those three presented are commonly used. // // Extra task: Learn about componentWillUpdate. What's the difference between // this and the componentDidUpdate method? Think about the possible // use cases of this lifecycle method. // Extra task: Learn about componentWillMount. How can it be useful? // (Hint: Think about server-side rendering of React components) // Extra task: Learn about componentWillReceiveProps. How it can be used? // Is it fired when you render a component for the first time? // Extra task: There is a method which directly modifies behavior of React // itself - it's called shouldComponentUpdate. // How can you use it to optimise rendering cycle of your // React components? Learn about PureRenderMixin. // // All lifecycle methods are described here: // http://facebook.github.io/react/docs/component-specs.html class LifecycleMethodsComponent extends React.Component { constructor(props) { super(props); this.state = { name: "Bob" }; } // This code will be called when the component finishes mounting // (so it is visible for a user). componentDidMount() { // Task 1: Display a message "I'm mounted!" in developer's console when the // component finishes mounting. // Use `console.log` function for it. } componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) { // Task 2: Display a message "Updated!" in developer's console // when the component updates. // Here you also need to use the console.log function. // Notice that in this lifecycle method you have an access // to previous values of properties and state. // Think about it: Could you find a possible use case // for using previous state and properties values? } componentWillUnmount() { // Task 3: Display a message "Goodbye, cruel world! :(" in developer's // console when the component unmounts. // In the real world this lifecycle method is often used to // 'clean up' external integrations from the component. // Think about the use case like this: You have an event bus and // you are listening for events. Your event listeners use setState // directly. What will happen if you unmount the component? // How can this lifecycle method help you to avoid such problems? } render() { return (
Whatever, {this.state.name}!
); } } export default LifecycleMethodsComponent;