create-react-class

Creating React components

This feature allows you to create React components using an ES5 syntax. The example shows a simple component that renders a greeting message.

var createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
var Greeting = createReactClass({
  render: function() {
    return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>;
  }
});

Specifying propTypes and defaultProps

This feature allows you to specify propTypes and defaultProps for your component, which helps with type checking and setting default values for props.

var createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
var Greeting = createReactClass({
  propTypes: {
    name: PropTypes.string
  },
  getDefaultProps: function() {
    return {
      name: 'World'
    };
  },
  render: function() {
    return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>;
  }
});

Using lifecycle methods

This feature allows you to use lifecycle methods such as componentDidMount, which can be used for operations that need to happen after the component is inserted into the DOM.

var createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
var Greeting = createReactClass({
  componentDidMount: function() {
    console.log('Component did mount!');
  },
  render: function() {
    return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>;
  }
});