Invoking Component Methods from Outside in Next.js
In Next.js, if you want to call methods defined within a component from outside, you can use React's useRef hook to reference the component instance and invoke its methods. This approach is primarily used with class components but can also be applied to functional components by exposing methods on the ref object.
Here is an example demonstratin ...
Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:34:47 +0000 by sincejan63
Understanding React Hooks: State, Effects, and Performance Optimization
State Snapshot in Event Handlers
In React, useState provides a mechanism to "remember" values across renders, but it does not make state "instant". When you call setIndex inside an event handler, the state update is not applied immediately. Instead, React queues the update and uses the current snapshot of state for the curre ...
Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:59:08 +0000 by b