When it comes to advanced topics in React. you must have heard about the HOC(Higher Order Component). Now this HOC is not that much complex to learn but avoid learning it directly by taking complex example. I'll try to make it as simple as possible. If you prefer to watch video then click the link below. Now first of all let's see what kind of problem HOC solves? Well, sometimes we have two different components which implements same logic such as, As you can see below, Now for both of this components they have the same logic like counter. Now let's see the definition of HOC which mentioned in the ReactJS.Org A higher-order component (HOC) is an advanced technique in React for reusing component logic. HOCs are not part of the React API, per se. They are a pattern that emerges from React’s compositional nature. Now as mentioned above we can implement logic of component in single HOC and then we can use it in required components. Let's see how this HOC is a pattern that emerges from React's compositional nature and not a part of React API. );
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}; import React, { Component } from "react" ; const HOC = ( Component, data ) => { //You can do modification in data then pass it to the component return class extends React . Component { render ( ) { return ( < Component /> export default HOC; As you can see this is one of the pattern of HOC component where, It takes two arguments one is in which we want to add logic and second argument is . component data We can modify this data and then can pass it to the component. Now this HOC will return a React component which returns more Enhanced Version of component Let's try it in our likes and comments component. Both of them is using the same logic as we use in the counter. So create new file called Hoc.js and write below code. Here we have implemented logic for counter. we can pass component and data. Line no 3: Returns a React component. Line no 6: This lines represents the same logic we use to implement counter. Line no 7 to 19: Here we have pass state of the counter. Line no 25: Here we have passed a function to increment counter state. Line no 26: Now let's see how we can use this HOC. Below is the like component. To display no of likes. Line no 8: Button to increment likes. Line no 9: Here we have used the HOC component. We have passed our Likes Component and no 5. Why 5? because let's assume that there are already 5 likes then we can implement counter logic from no 5. Line no 15: Here we will export the new Enhanced likes component returned by HOC. Line no 17: Now in simple terms, HOC took LikesComopnent and data then returned an enhanced LikesComopnent by implementing Counter logic in it. We can do the same for CommentComponent, Here we are sending different data. (10 instead of 5) Line 15: Don't forget to call enhanced Version of component that you have exported in your component file. Just like this, );
} import React from "react" ; import "./App.css" ; import EnhancedLikes from "./components/HOC/LikesCount" ; import EnhancedComments from "./components/HOC/CommentsCount" ; function App ( ) { return ( < div className = "App" > < EnhancedLikes /> < EnhancedComments /> </ div > export default App; After implementing this you will understand that we don't have to write same logic for more components. There are many uses of HOC like, If user has already logged in and you want to check user's login status in more then one component or pass user's data then you can pass it to HOC then wrap HOC component around those components. You can find Full-Code repository from . here Thanks For Reading and Supporting.😄 Feel free to visit my youtube channel: @CodeBucks Follow me on Instagram where I'm sharing lot's of useful resources! 😉 @code.bucks

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