setstate array add item code example

Example 1: how to update array in react state

this.setState(prevState => ({
  arrayvar: [...prevState.arrayvar, newelement]
}))

Example 2: add object to array setstate

To push to the beginning of the array do it this way

   this.setState( prevState => ({
     userFavorites: [{id: 3, title: 'C'}, ...prevState.userFavourites]
  }));