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 React, one of the most popular JavaScript libraries for building user interfaces, offers developers two primary ways to create components: functional components and class components. While class components have been the traditional choice for managing state and lifecycle methods, functional components have gained prominence with the introduction of React Hooks. However, a common misconception persists: Is functional component stateless ? In this in-depth exploration, we will unravel the concepts of functional components, state, and React Hooks to understand the stateful capabilities of functional components. Introduction React introduced functional components to provide a more straightforward and concise way to define UI elements. Initially, functional components were stateless and lacked lifecycle methods. However, with the advent of React Hooks, functional components can now manage state and have lifecycle behavior, blurring the lines between functional and class components. Wh...

 React's Context API provides a way to pass data and functions to components without having to pass them through props manually. The introduction of the useContext hook in React 16.8 made it even more convenient for functional components to access and consume context. However, what if you have a class component in your project and want to leverage the benefits of useContext? In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore how to use useContext in class components in React. We'll cover the following topics: Understanding Context in React What Is Context? In React, context provides a way to share values like themes, authentication status, or language preferences between components without having to pass the data explicitly through props at every level. It's especially useful for data that needs to be accessible by many components at different nesting levels in the component tree. The createContext Function Context is created using the createContext function, which returns tw...