Forcing Reconciliation with `forceUpdate`
Provide an example where the `forceUpdate` method is used to manually trigger a re-render and reconciliation process in a React component.
class ForceUpdateExample extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
randomNum: Math.random()
};
this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
}
handleClick() {
// Triggering the forceUpdate() will cause the component to skip shouldComponentUpdate,
// and force a re-render with the same state.
this.forceUpdate();
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<p>Random Number: {this.state.randomNum}</p>
<button onClick={this.handleClick}>Force Re-render</button>
</div>
);
}
}
This React component uses `this.forceUpdate()` within the `handleClick` method to force a re-render of the component. Clicking the button triggers a re-render, even though the state (with a random number) has not changed. Ideally, forceUpdate should be avoided unless absolutely necessary as it bypasses `shouldComponentUpdate` optimizations.