Listening to window events without cleaning them up
A particularly insidious type of memory leak occurs when you add event listeners to the window object but fail to remove them when your React component unmounts. Here’s what you….
Tag: DOM Event Handling
Forgetting to remove event listeners on unmount
A common memory leak issue in React occurs when event listeners aren’t properly removed when components unmount. Here’s how to handle this correctly: The Problem When you add event listeners….
Too many event listeners causing performance degradation
Managing Event Listeners for Optimal Performance Excessive or improperly managed event listeners can significantly degrade your application’s performance, leading to memory leaks and sluggish user interactions. The Problem: Uncontrolled Event….