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Expand Up @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class HelloMessage extends React.Component {
ReactDOM.render(<HelloMessage name="Sebastian" />, mountNode);
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The API is similar to `React.createClass` with the exception of `getInitialState`. Instead of providing a separate `getInitialState` method, you set up your own `state` property in the constructor.
The API is similar to `React.createClass` with the exception of `getInitialState`. Instead of providing a separate `getInitialState` method, you set up your own `state` property in the constructor. Just like the return value of `getInitialState`, the value you assign to `this.state` will be used as the initial state for your component.

Another difference is that `propTypes` and `defaultProps` are defined as properties on the constructor instead of in the class body.

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