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Clarify that functional components can access state without needed to refactor into ES6 class

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Description

I think it might be useful to mention here: https://reactjs.org/docs/state-and-lifecycle.html that you don't have to convert the function to a ES6 class in order to set and access state. Maybe add a short note with a link to here: https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-state.html ? Thanks!

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Start with the state-and-lifecycle documentation page linked in the issue, then compare the hooks-state page. Add a short clarification and link explaining that functional components can set and access state without being converted to an ES6 class; done when the guidance is clear and the documentation builds successfully.

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Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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