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Use Latest Callback

use-latest-callback

React hook which returns the latest callback without changing the reference

Utilities
react
use-event
use-callback
use-latest-callback
Utilities
javascript
npm
frontend
open source
ui
Stars
45
Weekly
7.7M
Open issues
6
Bundle
~15 kB

Installation

npm install use-latest-callback

Code example

import { useLatestCallback } from "use-latest-callback";

export function Example() {
  const value = useLatestCallback();
  return <p>{String(value)}</p>;
}

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Actively maintained by Satyajit Sahoo
  • 7.7M weekly downloads. Battle tested
  • First-class TypeScript definitions
  • MIT licensed

Considerations

  • Adds roughly ~15 kB to your bundle
  • Needs client-only rendering in SSR frameworks
  • Not supported in React Native
  • 6 open issues on GitHub

FAQs

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