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React lifecycle cheatsheet

React lifecycle cheatsheet

Method Side effects1 State updates2 Example uses
Mounting
componentWillMount ✓ Constructor equivalent for createClass
render Create and return element(s)
componentDidMount ✓ ✓ DOM manipulations, network requests, etc.
Updating
componentWillReceiveProps ✓ Update state based on changed props