A follow-up to a previous post on React sub-components, this piece refactors the pattern using React 16.3's new Context API. It replaces the custom `findByType` utility with `React.createContext()`, using a Provider as the parent component and Consumers as sub-components. The result is simpler, more flexible code that allows sub-components to be nested anywhere in the tree rather than only as direct children. Full code examples for an Article component with Title, Metadata, and Content sub-components are provided, along with a GitHub repo.
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The flaws of the current patternWhat is in the new Context API?How to build a sub-component like pattern with the context APICaveatsFull implementation5 Impressions