Error Boundaries

Error Boundaries are special React components designed to catch JavaScript errors that occur in their child component tree during rendering, in lifecycle methods, and in constructors. Instead of allowing an entire UI to crash due to an uncaught error, an Error Boundary gracefully captures the failure and renders a fallback UI—helping preserve a better user experience.

They are essential for building robust, production-grade applications where preventing total app failure is a must.

Key Concepts:

• Error Boundaries catch:

  • Rendering errors

  • Lifecycle method errors

  • Constructor errors
    (They do not catch errors in event handlers, async code, or server-side rendering.)
    
    

A typical Error Boundary class component:

 jsxCopyEditclass ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { hasError: false };
  }
  static getDerivedStateFromError(error) {
    return { hasError: true };
  }
  componentDidCatch(error, errorInfo) {
    // Log the error to an error reporting service
    console.error(error, errorInfo);
  }
  render() {
    if (this.state.hasError) {
      return <h1>Something went wrong.</h1>;
    }
    return this.props.children;
  }
}
Usage: jsxCopyEdit<ErrorBoundary>
  <MyComponent />
</ErrorBoundary>

Why Error Boundaries Matter

They improve resilience, user trust, and debuggability. Instead of showing a blank screen or crashing entirely, your app can display meaningful fallback content (like an error message or retry button), and log the issue for monitoring or support.

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