react render_error ai_generated true

Error: Too many re-renders. React limits the number of renders to prevent an infinite loop

ID: react/too-many-rerenders

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88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
350Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

Infinite render loop caused by setState during render or wrong useEffect dependencies.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Check for setState calls during render (not inside useEffect or event handlers) 
    not inside useEffect or event handlers

    Sources: https://react.dev/reference/react/useState#setstate-caveats

  2. 88% success Fix useEffect dependency arrays to prevent retriggering 
    useEffect(() => { ... }, [specificDep]); // not [object] or []

    Sources: https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffect#specifying-reactive-dependencies

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Increase React's render limit 90% fail

    There is no configurable render limit; the issue is an infinite loop

  2. Remove all useEffect dependencies 78% fail

    Makes useEffect run on every render, potentially worsening the loop

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