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JavaScript React Components (2018) Stateful Components and Lifecycle Methods Stopwatch State

Posted by cloud712
cloud712
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Silly question but why is the onClick attribute set to "this.handleStopwatch" and not "this.state.handleStopwatch"?

Is it because the function isn't part of the state? And is a class method?

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