Introduction to the useEffect Hook

Before we start creating some practical applications, we need to learn about a new type of hook, useEffect.

Lifecycle of a component

Each component goes through various phases during the usage of the application. There are methods we can utilize during these different phases to perform a variety of operations. In this lesson, we’ll learn about the essential ones.

The primary phases of the component lifecycle are:

• Mounting
• Updating
• Unmounting