Sibling Communication Patterns

Welcome

Siblings Cannot Talk Directly

The Pattern: Shared State in Parent

function Parent() {
  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null);
  return (
    <>
      <Picker onSelect={setSelected} />
      <Detail item={selected} />
    </>
  );
}

Reader and Writer Siblings

function Picker({ onSelect }) {
  return <button onClick={() => onSelect('item-1')}>Pick item 1</button>;
}

function Detail({ item }) {
  return <p>Selected: {item}</p>;
}

Two-Way Communication

Synchronised Form Fields Example

function VolumeControl() {
  const [vol, setVol] = useState(50);
  return (
    <>
      <input type="range" value={vol} onChange={e => setVol(+e.target.value)} />
      <input type="number" value={vol} onChange={e => setVol(+e.target.value)} />
    </>
  );
}

Avoiding Event Bus Anti-Pattern

When Siblings Are Far Apart

Keeping Siblings Decoupled

Testing Sibling Communication

Quick Check

Recap

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