30-seconds-of-code/snippets/usePrevious.md

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title	tags	expertise	author	firstSeen	lastUpdated
React usePrevious hook	hooks,state,effect	beginner	chalarangelo	2020-01-03T09:50:22+02:00	2020-11-16T14:17:53+02:00

Stores the previous state or props.

• Create a custom hook that takes a value.
• Use the useRef() hook to create a ref for the value.
• Use the useEffect() hook to remember the latest value.

const usePrevious = value => {
  const ref = React.useRef();
  React.useEffect(() => {
    ref.current = value;
  });
  return ref.current;
};

const Counter = () => {
  const [value, setValue] = React.useState(0);
  const lastValue = usePrevious(value);

  return (
    <div>
      <p>
        Current: {value} - Previous: {lastValue}
      </p>
      <button onClick={() => setValue(value + 1)}>Increment</button>
    </div>
  );
};

ReactDOM.render(<Counter />, document.getElementById('root'));