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What is the purpose of getSnapshotBeforeUpdate() lifecycle method?

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The new getSnapshotBeforeUpdate() lifecycle method is called right before DOM updates. The return value from this method will be passed as the third parameter to componentDidUpdate().

class MyComponent extends React.Component {

  getSnapshotBeforeUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {

    // ...

  }

}

This lifecycle method along with componentDidUpdate() covers all the use cases of componentWillUpdate().

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