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Rishabh Joshi @joshir16

Mastering UseState: A Beginner's Guide To State Management In React

useState lets functional components remember values & update UI when changed. Initialize with const [state, setState] = useState(initialValue)

React is all about building dynamic UIs — and to do that, we need state. One of the most fundamental hooks in React is useState.
This post is a simplified and structured guide created from my personal notes, designed to help beginners understand how useState works, when to use it, and follow best practices.


  
  
  🚀 What is useState?

useState is a Hook in React that lets you add state to functional components. It allows your component to remember values between renders and update the UI when that value changes.

const [state, setState] = useState(initialValue);...