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React.js Interview Questions and Answers

Q:- What is React.js?

React js is an open-source JavaScript library created by Facebook for building complex and interactive UI in web and mobile applications.

Q:- What are the features of React.js?

Major features of React are listed below:

  1. Virtual DOM: It uses the Virtual DOM instead of the real DOM.
  2. Server-Side Rendering: It uses Server-side rendering (SSR).
  3. Uni-Directional: It follows Uni-directional data flow or data binding.
  4. Components: It uses reusable UI components.

Q:- How to Install React.js using Create React App?

Step-1: First, install react app creator.

For Windows:

npm install -g create-react-app

For Linux and Mac:

sudo npm install -g create-react-app

Step-2: Now, create a your project using react app.

create-react-app myFirstReactProject

Step-3: Now, go to the project folder & start the your app/project.

cd myFirstReactProject
npm start

Q:- What are props in React?

props are immutable passed into react components.

Q:- What is state in React?

State of a component is an object that holds some information that may change over the lifetime of the component.

Changing the state Object:

use this.setState() method to change the state.
Whenever you will change the state, the component will be re-render.

Important Tips:

Never use this.setState() method inside the render.
If you will use this.setState() inside componentWillUnmount(), component will not be re-render.

Q:- What are Components?

Components let you split the UI into independent, reusable pieces, and think about each piece in isolation.

There are mainly two types of Components:

  1. Functional Component (Stateless Component) - Only props, no state
  2. Class Component (Stateful Component) - Both props and state.

Q:- What is Reconciliation?

Reconciliation is the process through which React updates the DOM.

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Chad Adams • Edited

Q:- What are props in React?

Your answer is very weak. Props stand for properties. In a nutshell it’s just a way to pass properties into react components.

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Full Stack Tutorials • Edited

Thanks for your valuable comment! here is just short info, will take care of such things while posting any links. complete info about props is provided here...

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