In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

• Understanding React elements and React components
• Composing components
• Stateful components and life cycle methods
• Working with React.PureComponent
• React event handlers
• Conditional rendering of components
• Rendering lists with React
• Working with forms and inputs in React
• Understanding refs and how to use them
• Understanding React portals
• Catching errors with error boundary components
• Type checking properties with PropTypes