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title: Use the Lifecycle Method componentWillMount
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## Use the Lifecycle Method componentWillMount
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The challenge is a basic introduction to React's LifeCycle components.
These methods are also called Lifecycle Hooks.
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### Hint 1
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Log something to the console in the ```react componentWillMount ``` method.
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### Hint 2
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The `` console.log(); `` statement is used to log to the browser console.
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### Solution
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Since you can log anything, use the ``` console.log(); ``` and pass in a string. The ``` componentWillMount ``` method should look like:
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```javascript
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componentWillMount() {
console.log('Component being mounted');
}
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```
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##### Note: The ``` componentWillMount ``` Lifecycle method has been deprecated as of version 17, and does not work on later versions. [(Source)](https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html)