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Why can't you update props in React?

The React philosophy is that props should be immutable(read only) and top-down. This means that a parent can send any prop values to a child, but the child can't modify received props.

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Core React#67 · Questions adapted from sudheerj/reactjs-interview-questions (MIT)

Why can't you update props in React?

The React philosophy is that props should be immutable(read only) and top-down. This means that a parent can send any prop values to a child, but the child can't modify received props.

How well did you remember this?

PreviousHow to pretty print JSON with React?NextHow to focus an input element on page load?