What are render props, and how are they different from HOCs?

Understand render props and Higher-Order Components (HOCs) and how they enable reusability in React.

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Published: 10/26/2025

Updated: 10/26/2025

Render props and HOCs are patterns for reusing component logic.

⚙️ Render Props Example

function DataProvider({ render }) {
  const data = useFetch('/api/data');
  return render(data);
}

<DataProvider render={(data) => <List data={data} />} />;

✅ The key difference:

HOC wraps a component.
Render Prop passes a function that returns UI.

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