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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Research direction
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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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, react
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100