Now that you have some grasp of React elements, we can explain React components, which are JavaScript functions or ES6 classes that accept arbitrary inputs (props) and return the React elements ...

Listing 1 shows how props are handled in a function-based component tree. The process is similar with classes. The function-based example shows off the more streamlined syntax of the functional style.

In response to overwhelming user requests, Microsoft has started a project to add support for a React JavaScript component to Visual Studio 2015. (Note: an earlier version of this article incorrectly ...