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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/usePrevious.md
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# `usePrevious`

React state hook that returns the previous state as described in the [React hooks FAQ](https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-faq.html#how-to-get-the-previous-props-or-state).
React state hook that returns the previous state as described in [Adjusting some state when a prop changes](https://react.dev/learn/you-might-not-need-an-effect#adjusting-some-state-when-a-prop-changes).

## Usage

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import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import { useState } from 'react';

export default function usePrevious<T>(state: T): T | undefined {
const ref = useRef<T>();
const [current, setCurrent] = useState<T>(state);
const [previous, setPrevious] = useState<T>();

useEffect(() => {
ref.current = state;
});
if (current !== state) {
setCurrent(state);
setPrevious(current);
}

return ref.current;
return previous;
}