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---
id: 5a24c314108439a4d4036172
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title: Render State in the User Interface Another Way
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challengeType: 6
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forumTopicId: 301408
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dashedName: render-state-in-the-user-interface-another-way
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---
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# --description--
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There is another way to access `state` in a component. In the `render()` method, before the `return` statement, you can write JavaScript directly. For example, you could declare functions, access data from `state` or `props` , perform computations on this data, and so on. Then, you can assign any data to variables, which you have access to in the `return` statement.
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# --instructions--
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In the `MyComponent` render method, define a `const` called `name` and set it equal to the name value in the component's `state` . Because you can write JavaScript directly in this part of the code, you don't have to enclose this reference in curly braces.
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Next, in the return statement, render this value in an `h1` tag using the variable `name` . Remember, you need to use the JSX syntax (curly braces for JavaScript) in the return statement.
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# --hints--
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`MyComponent` should have a key `name` with value `freeCodeCamp` stored in its state.
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```js
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assert(
Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent)).state('name') ===
'freeCodeCamp'
);
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```
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`MyComponent` should render an `h1` header enclosed in a single `div` .
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```js
assert(
/< div >< h1 > .*< \/h1 >< \/div > /.test(
Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent)).html()
)
);
```
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The rendered `h1` tag should include a reference to `{name}` .
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```js
(getUserInput) =>
assert(/< h1 > \n*\s*\{\s*name\s*\}\s*\n*< \/h1 > /.test(getUserInput('index')));
```
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The rendered `h1` header should contain text rendered from the component's state.
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```js
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async () => {
const waitForIt = (fn) =>
new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250));
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent));
const first = () => {
mockedComponent.setState({ name: 'TestName' });
return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.html());
};
const firstValue = await first();
assert(firstValue === '< div > < h1 > TestName< / h1 > < / div > ');
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};
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```
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# --seed--
## --after-user-code--
```jsx
ReactDOM.render(< MyComponent / > , document.getElementById('root'))
```
## --seed-contents--
```jsx
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
name: 'freeCodeCamp'
}
}
render() {
// Change code below this line
// Change code above this line
return (
< div >
{ /* Change code below this line */ }
{ /* Change code above this line */ }
< / div >
);
}
};
```
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# --solutions--
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```jsx
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
name: 'freeCodeCamp'
}
}
render() {
// Change code below this line
const name = this.state.name;
// Change code above this line
return (
< div >
{ /* Change code below this line */ }
< h1 > {name}< / h1 >
{ /* Change code above this line */ }
< / div >
);
}
};
```