define usestate react code example

Example 1: usestate hook

import React, { useState } from 'react';

function Example() {
  // Declare a new state variable, which we'll call "count"  
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
  return (
    <div>
      <p>You clicked {count} times</p>
      <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
        Click me
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

Example 2: update state in useState hook

// declare state using useState hook.
// someState is set to someInitialState
const [someState, setSomeState] = useState(someInitialState);

// setSomeState updates the current state 
setSomeState(someOtherState);