Should I store derived values in React state?
No. Compute them during render from props and existing state. Storing derived values causes sync bugs when the underlying source changes and the stored copy does not update.
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State drives the UI. You describe the UI as a function of state, and when state changes, React re-renders so the UI reflects the new state. Conditional rendering, list rendering with map, and derived values are the main patterns.
With ternaries for either/or, logical AND for show-if-true, and early returns to hide a component entirely. Choose the pattern that keeps your JSX cleanest for each case.
Use map to render an array of data into a list of elements, giving each element a stable unique key so React updates the list efficiently when the data changes.
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