Chapter 7. Validating Component Properties

In this chapter, you'll learn about property validation in React components. This might seem simple at first glance, but it's an important topic because it leads to bug-free components. We'll kick this off with a discussion about predictable outcomes and how this leads to components that are portable throughout the application.

Next, we'll walk through examples of some of the simple type-checking property validators that come with React. Then, we'll walk through some more complex property-validation scenarios. Finally, we'll wrap the chapter up with an example of how to implement your own custom validators.

Knowing what to expect

Property validation in React components is like field validation in HTML forms. ...

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