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Added additional detail to "props-in-getInitialState" anti-pattern doc

While seemingly self-explanatory, this clarifies the reasons props usage in getInitialState might be considered an antipattern.
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David Granado 9 years ago
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> This isn't really a React-specific tip, as such anti-patterns often occur in code in general; in this case, React simply points them out more clearly.
Using props, passed down from parent, to generate state in `getInitialState` often leads to duplication of "source of truth", i.e. where the real data is. Whenever possible, compute values on-the-fly to ensure that they don't get out of sync later on and cause maintenance trouble.
Using props to generate state in `getInitialState` often leads to duplication of "source of truth", i.e. where the real data is. This is because `getInitialState` is only invoked when the component is first created.
Whenever possible, compute values on-the-fly to ensure that they don't get out of sync later on and cause maintenance trouble.
**Bad example:**
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(For more complex logic, simply isolate the computation in a method.)
However, it's **not** an anti-pattern if you make it clear that synchronization's not the goal here:
However, it's **not** an anti-pattern if you make it clear that the prop is only seed data for the component's internally-controlled state:
```js
var Counter = React.createClass({

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