Hooks were introduced in React 16.8 in late 2018. They are functions that hook into a functional component and allow us to use state and component features like componentDidUpdate, componentDidMount, ...

Released in February 2019, React 168 provides an implementation of hooks for React’s DOM, DOM server, test renderer, and shallow renderer. Hooks are supported in React DevTools. Developers can build ...

useState is the most well-known hook for using functional components in React, but it's just a start. Here are eight more React hooks, and how to use them. React remains the pacesetter among ...