Run side effect when a prop changes w/Hooks

There is a React Hook for side effects useEffect. You can pass useEffect a function and that function will run after each render.

useEffect(() => console.log('rendered!'));

In many cases it's inefficient and unnecessary to call the effect function after every render. useEffect has a second argument of an array of values. If passing in this second argument, the effect function will only run when the values change.

useEffect(() => console.log('value changed!'), [props.isOpen]);

Now, you will see "value changed!" both on the first render and everytime isOpen changes.

Reminder: React Hooks are for functional components not class components. Check out the hooks api here