ReactJS Fragments

ReactJS Fragments provide a way to group a list of children without adding extra nodes to the DOM. Normally, when you render a list of items in ReactJS, you would use a parent element to group them, like this:

function MyList() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Item />
      <Item />
      <Item />
    </div>
  );
}

This works, but it can add extra nodes to the DOM that are not necessary. Fragments provide a way to group the items without adding an extra DOM element:

function MyList() {
  return (
    <>
      <Item />
      <Item />
      <Item />
    </>
  );
}

In this example, the <> and </> tags create a fragment that contains the three Item components. This will render the same result as the previous example, but without the extra div element.

Fragments can also take a key prop, just like any other React component. This can be useful if you need to map over a list of items and render them as fragments:

function MyList(props) {
  return (
    <>
      {props.items.map(item => (
        <React.Fragment key={item.id}>
          <Item item={item} />
        </React.Fragment>
      ))}
    </>
  );
}

In this example, the items prop is mapped over and rendered as a list of Item components, each wrapped in a React.Fragment with a unique key prop.

Using fragments can help keep your code cleaner and more efficient by avoiding unnecessary DOM elements, especially when rendering long lists of items.

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