@use-it/prev-prop v0.1.0

@use-it/prev-prop

A custom React Hook that maintains a previous value for a prop (or any other value).

Installation

$ npm i @use-it/prev-prop

or

$ yarn add @use-it/prev-prop

Usage

Here is a basic setup.

const previousProp = usePrevProp(prop);

Parameters

Here are the parameters that you can use.

Return

This hook returns the previous value of the prop.

Example

Let's look at some sample code. Here is a Count component that displays the count and the previous count.

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import usePrevProp from '@use-it/prev-prop';

const Count = ({ count }) => {
  const prevCount = usePrevProp(count);

  return (
    <div>
      <div>Current Count: {count}</div>
      <div>Prev Count: {prevCount}</div>
    </div>
  );
};

export default Count;

License

MIT Licensed