Usually you would render lists inside a component.
We can refactor the previous example into a component that accepts an array of numbers and outputs a list of elements.
function NumberList(props) {
const numbers = props.numbers;
const listItems = numbers.map((number) =>
<li>{number}</li>
);
return (
<ul>{listItems}</ul>
);
}
const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
ReactDOM.render(
<NumberList numbers={numbers} />,
document.getElementById(‘root’)
);
When you run this code, you’ll be given a warning that a key should be provided for list items. A “key” is a special string attribute you need to include when creating lists of elements. We’ll discuss why it’s important in the next section.
Let’s assign a key to our list items inside numbers.map() and fix the missing key issue.
function NumberList(props) {
const numbers = props.numbers;
const listItems = numbers.map((number) =>
<li key={number.toString()}>
{number}
</li>
);
return (
<ul>{listItems}</ul>
);
}
const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
ReactDOM.render(
<NumberList numbers={numbers} />,
document.getElementById(‘root’)
);
