What are Hooks in React js

 

What are Hooks?

Hooks are the new feature introduced in the React 16.8 version. It allows you to use state and other React features without writing a class. Hooks are the functions which "hook into" React state and lifecycle features from function components.

Built-in Hooks:

Here, we describe the APIs for the built-in Hooks in React. The built-in Hooks can be divided into two parts, which are given below:

Basic Hooks

• useState
• useEffect
• useContext
  
  

Additional Hooks

• useReducer
• useCallback
• useMemo
• useRef
• useImperativeHandle
• useLayoutEffect
• useDebugValue