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Declarative
React uses a declarative paradigm that makes it easier to reason about your application.
Efficient
React computes the minimal set of changes necessary to keep your DOM up-to-date.
Flexible
React works with the libraries and frameworks that you already know.
A Simple Component
React components implement a `render()` method that takes input data and
returns what to display. This example uses an XML-like syntax called
JSX. Input data that is passed into the component can be accessed by
`render()` via `this.props`.
JSX is optional and not required to use React.
A Stateful Component
In addition to taking input data (accessed via `this.props`), a
component can maintain internal state data (accessed via `this.state`).
When a component's state data changes, the rendered markup will be
updated by re-invoking `render()`.
This example demonstrates use of React without JSX.
An Application
Using properties and state, we can put together a small Todo application. React provides an interface to the DOM via `refs`. Although event handlers appear to be rendered inline, they will be collected and implemented using event delegation.
A Component Using External Plugins
React is flexible and provides hooks that allow you to interface with other libraries and frameworks. This example uses Showdown, an external Markdown library, to convert the textarea's value in real-time.