X Bookmarks — 2023 KW41: React Event Listener Hooks

October 12, 2023

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by Florian Narr

X Bookmarks — 2023 KW41: React Event Listener Hooks

@_georgemoller — custom hooks for event listener reuse

⚛️ React TIp: reuse logic by using custom hooks to attach event listeners

Smart, because the alternative — scattering addEventListener / removeEventListener pairs across components — is how you end up with memory leaks and impossible-to-trace bugs. Encapsulating that setup and teardown in a useEventListener hook keeps the cleanup guaranteed and makes the intent obvious at the call site.