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useCounter

React state hook that tracks a numeric value

Usage

Live Editor
function Demo() {
  const [current, set, inc, dec, reset] = useCounter(10, 100, 1);

  return (
    <div>
      <p>{current} max: 100; min: 1;</p>
      <div>
        <button
          type="button"
          onClick={() => {
            inc();
          }}
          style={{ marginRight: 8 }}
        >
          inc()
        </button>
        <button
          type="button"
          onClick={() => {
            dec();
          }}
          style={{ marginRight: 8 }}
        >
          dec()
        </button>
        <button
          type="button"
          onClick={() => {
            set(3);
          }}
          style={{ marginRight: 8 }}
        >
          set(3)
        </button>
        <button type="button" onClick={reset} style={{ marginRight: 8 }}>
          reset()
        </button>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
};

Result
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API

useCounter

Returns

readonly [number, (newState: number | ((prev: number) => number) | (() => number)) => void, (delta?: number | undefined) => void, (delta?: number | undefined) => void, () => void]: A tuple with the following elements:

  • The current value of the counter.
  • A function to set the state of the counter. It can accept a number or a function that returns a number.
  • A function to increment the counter. It optionally accepts a number to increment the counter by, defaulting to 1.
  • A function to decrement the counter. It optionally accepts a number to decrement the counter by, defaulting to 1.
  • A function to reset the counter to its initial value.

Arguments

ArgumentDescriptionTypeDefaultValue
initialValueThe initial value of the counter. It can be a number or a function that returns a number. If not provided, the counter will start from 0.number | (() => number) | undefined0
maxThe maximum value that the counter can reach. If not provided or null, there is no upper limit.number | null | undefined-
minThe minimum value that the counter can reach. If not provided or null, there is no lower limit.number | null | undefined-