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How to use Map in React

I have following state in my component:

const [map, setMap] = useState<Map<number,string>>(new Map())

My question is how to update it properly in React.

Should I use it like this:

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map.set(1, "hi")

Or like this:

setMap(prev => {
   let newMap = prev
   newMap.set(1, "hi")
   return newMap
})

Or maybe there is an even better method?

>Solution :

The first method is definitely not the way to do so, since you are mutating the sate. The second method can be used with a slight change:

setMap(prev => {
    const newMap = new Map(prev);
    newMap.set(1, "hi")
    return newMap
}

Here, you are duplicating the map into a new object, instead of referring to the original map reference.

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