From e97ad4f5d4c4c75db5ecf2dabcac75a12e0aa420 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Edwards Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:28:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Caution (in docs) against dispatching redux actions or triggering component updates by any other means in `componentWillUpdate` --- content/docs/reference-react-component.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/docs/reference-react-component.md b/content/docs/reference-react-component.md index a7ee595d..bed8f4ca 100644 --- a/content/docs/reference-react-component.md +++ b/content/docs/reference-react-component.md @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ componentWillUpdate(nextProps, nextState) `componentWillUpdate()` is invoked immediately before rendering when new props or state are being received. Use this as an opportunity to perform preparation before an update occurs. This method is not called for the initial render. -Note that you cannot call `this.setState()` here. If you need to update state in response to a prop change, use `componentWillReceiveProps()` instead. +Note that you cannot call `this.setState()` here; nor should you do anything else (for example, dispatching redux actions) that would trigger an update to any React component before `componentWillUpdate` returns. If you need to update state in response to a prop change, use `componentWillReceiveProps()` instead. > Note >