How to request data on page load?

Question

React

When I go to the page, I need to get data via the API. But it is not entirely clear how to initialize the request in the best way. I called the API in componentDidMount() and sent it to the state, but this causes the component to be re-rendered and is considered undesirable in the docks. What is the best thing to do in this situation?

Answer 1

I called the API in componentDidMount() and sent it to the state, but this causes the component to be re-rendered and is considered undesirable in the docks.

What docks is this? In those that are known to me, this is expressly recommended:

You should populate data with AJAX calls in the componentDidMount lifecycle method. This is so you can use setState to update your component when the data is retrieved.