react refresh api call

  
    import React, { Component } from 'react';

    class Dashboard extends Component {
      /*
        declare a member variable to hold the interval ID
        that we can reference later.
      */
      intervalID;

      componentDidMount() {
        /*
          need to make the initial call to getData() to populate
         data right away
        */
        this.getData();

        /*
          Now we need to make it run at a specified interval,
          bind the getData() call to `this`, and keep a reference
          to the invterval so we can clear it later.
        */
        this.intervalID = setInterval(this.getData.bind(this), 5000);
      }

      componentWillUnmount() {
        /*
          stop getData() from continuing to run even
          after unmounting this component
        */
        clearInterval(this.intervalID);
      }

      getData = () => {
        // do something to fetch data from a remote API.
      }

      render() {
        return (
          <div>
            Our fancy dashboard lives here.
          </div>
        );
      }
    }
  

3.63
8
R.. 120 points

                                      
    import React, { Component } from 'react';

    class Dashboard extends Component {
      intervalID;

      state = {
        data: [],
      }

      componentDidMount() {
        this.getData();
      }

      componentWillUnmount() {
        /*
          stop getData() from continuing to run even
          after unmounting this component. Notice we are calling
          'clearTimeout()` here rather than `clearInterval()` as
          in the previous example.
        */
        clearTimeout(this.intervalID);
      }

      getData = () =&gt; {
        fetch('/endpoint')
          .then(response =&gt; response.json())
          .then(data =&gt; {
            this.setState({ data: [...data] });
            // call getData() again in 5 seconds
            this.intervalID = setTimeout(this.getData.bind(this), 5000);
          });
      }

      render() {
        return (
          &lt;div&gt;
            Our fancy dashboard lives here.
          &lt;/div&gt;
        );
      }
    }
  

3.63 (8 Votes)
0
Are there any code examples left?
Made with love
This website uses cookies to make IQCode work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy

Welcome Back!

Sign up to unlock all of IQCode features:
  • Test your skills and track progress
  • Engage in comprehensive interactive courses
  • Commit to daily skill-enhancing challenges
  • Solve practical, real-world issues
  • Share your insights and learnings
Create an account
Sign in
Recover lost password
Or log in with

Create a Free Account

Sign up to unlock all of IQCode features:
  • Test your skills and track progress
  • Engage in comprehensive interactive courses
  • Commit to daily skill-enhancing challenges
  • Solve practical, real-world issues
  • Share your insights and learnings
Create an account
Sign up
Or sign up with
By signing up, you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive product-related marketing emails from IQCode, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.
Creating a new code example
Code snippet title
Source