React Context

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf React API
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Redux
gptkb:MobX
gptkbp:API gptkb:React.createContext
useContext
Context.Consumer
Context.Provider
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:TypeScript
gptkb:React_Hooks
Class Components
gptkbp:category gptkb:REST_API
state management
React patterns
gptkbp:component Context.Consumer
Context.Provider
gptkbp:consumedIn Context.Consumer
useContext hook
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:React.createContext
gptkbp:defaultIn set in createContext
gptkbp:documentation https://legacy.reactjs.org/docs/context.html
https://react.dev/reference/react/createContext
gptkbp:enables localization
theming
feature flags
authentication state sharing
global state sharing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label React Context
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:React_16.3
gptkbp:limitation not a replacement for all state management
performance issues with frequent updates
propagates updates to all consumers
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Meta_(Facebook)
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor high-frequency updates
gptkbp:openSource true
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:React_core_API
gptkbp:pattern Provider-Consumer
gptkbp:provides context to child components
gptkbp:scope component subtree
gptkbp:usedFor state management
prop drilling avoidance
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:React_applications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:React_Server_Components
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6