Modern React Patterns

This interactive guide demonstrates modern React patterns with practical examples. Click on any pattern to see it in action with code samples.

Representational Component

Components that focus on rendering UI without managing state

Components that work together to form a cohesive UI pattern

Functions that take a component and return a new enhanced component

Sharing code between components using props whose value is a function

Components where form data is handled by React component state

Components that maintain their own internal state using refs

Sharing state across components without prop drilling

Functions that let you use state and lifecycle features in functional components

Extracting component logic into reusable functions

Rendering elements outside the React DOM hierarchy

Loading components only when they are needed

Catching JavaScript errors in UI components