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useDeferredValue

As explained in React Quickly, Second Edition

useDeferredValue is a React Hook that returns a deferred version of a value so updates depending on it can be rendered at lower priority.

useDeferredValue is a React Hook that returns a deferred version of a value, allowing work that depends on it to update at lower priority. section 7.1.5

Keep the interface responsive during spell checking

A spell-check button should respond immediately, while highlighting spelling errors in a document can trail the click by several render cycles. Deferring the highlighting work separates the urgent button update from the lower-priority document update. section 7.1.5

useDeferredValue is one of React’s stateful hooks and works within React’s Concurrent Mode. Its behavior is advanced; detailed implementation guidance is deferred to further references. section 7.0 section 7.1.5

How React Quickly, Second Edition covers it

How deep it goes
Defines low-priority updates and gives one UI scenario, but stops short of implementation details and further explanation.
Examples
Uses a spell-check button whose document error highlighting may trail the user’s click.
What you can do after
Apply it via React to separate urgent interface updates from lower-priority rendering work.
How it connects
Connects useDeferredValue with useTransition, stateful hooks, state updates, and Concurrent Mode.

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