{"id":23172,"date":"2023-02-15T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/?p=23172"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:04:45","slug":"virtual-dom-in-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react","title":{"rendered":"How Virtual DOM in React Works and Why It Matters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#What_is_DOM_manipulation\" title=\"What is DOM manipulation?\">What is DOM manipulation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#The_Ultimate_Checklist_for_Building_An_Incredible_Web_App\" title=\"The Ultimate Checklist for Building An Incredible Web App\">The Ultimate Checklist for Building An Incredible Web App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#What_is_Virtual_DOM\" title=\"What is Virtual DOM?\">What is Virtual DOM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#How_does_Virtual_DOM_work_in_React\" title=\"How does Virtual DOM work in React?\">How does Virtual DOM work in React?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#The_Functional_aspects_of_Virtual_DOM\" title=\"The Functional aspects of Virtual DOM\">The Functional aspects of Virtual DOM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#Benefits_of_using_Virtual_DOM_in_building_React\" title=\"Benefits of using Virtual DOM in building React\">Benefits of using Virtual DOM in building React<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/virtual-dom-in-react\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document Object Model (DOM) is the heart of modern interactive web. However, using the simple DOM makes your web application slower, as reducing time taken to repaint the screen is one of the biggest task when it comes to your websites. As a solution, React\u2019s Virtual DOM is right here with a strategy that focuses on this issue to make your web application outperform all the odds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us dive in to understand how!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before cognizing the role of virtual DOM for your business website, it is important for you to profoundly understand the procedure of DOM manipulation. For that, let us recognize what DOM manipulation involves and how is it a requirement for your webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_DOM_manipulation\"><\/span><b>What is DOM manipulation?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOM manipulation refers to the process of modifying the structure, content, and style of a web page using JavaScript. In the traditional procedure of DOM manipulation, the changes made in DOM directly reflects to the web page, causing a slow and sluggish user experience. This is because the traditional process of DOM manipulation renders changes not only to the attributes changed, but to the complete web page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a solution to this time-consuming procedure, virtual DOM is introduced to the web page. Now let\u2019s get to the point on understanding virtual DOM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper {\r\n\t\t\tbackground: url() !important;\r\n\t\t\tbackground-attachment: scroll !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper .dae-shortcode-download-file-image {\r\n\t\t\twidth: 80% !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-download-file-image {\r\n\t\t\twidth: 40% !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper .dae-shortcode-download-title {\r\n\t\t\tfont-size: 40px !important;\r\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n\t\t\tcolor: #0073aa !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper .dae-shortcode-download-text {\r\n\t\t\tfont-size: 16px !important;\r\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n\t\t\tcolor: #444444 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p,\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-register-category-interests-wrap {\r\n\t\t\ttext-align: center !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-register-field-wrap {\r\n\t\t\tjustify-content: center !important;\r\n\t\t\t-webkit-justify-content: center !important;\r\n\t\t\t-moz-justify-content: center !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-register-label,\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-register-message,\r\n\t\t#dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper.dae-shortcode-download-wrapper-wide .dae-shortcode-register-category-interests-wrap {\r\n\t\t\tmargin: 20px auto !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"dae-shortcode21555-download-wrapper\" class=\"dae-shortcode-download-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<img class=\"dae-shortcode-download-file-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thumbnail-Web-App-Development.jpg\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dae-shortcode-download-content-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"dae-shortcode-download-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Ultimate_Checklist_for_Building_An_Incredible_Web_App\"><\/span>The Ultimate Checklist for Building An Incredible Web App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dae-shortcode-download-text\">Get this checklist in a portable document format &amp; access it offline.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dae-shortcode-download-button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dae-shortcode-download-button-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dae-shortcode-download-button-text\">DOWNLOAD NOW<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dae-shortcode-register-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dae-shortcode-register-label\">Get your free copy<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"dae-shortcode-register-form\" method=\"post\" novalidate=\"novalidate\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"file\" value=\"web-app-development-checklist_Ace_Infoway.pdf\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-form-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dae-shortcode-register-field-wrap\"><div class=\"dae-shortcode-register-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"dae-shortcode-register-input-wrap\"><input class=\"dae-shortcode-register-field\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dae-shortcode-register-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dae-shortcode-register-loading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-spinner fa-spin\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gglcptch gglcptch_v2\"><div id=\"gglcptch_recaptcha_1495164094\" class=\"gglcptch_recaptcha\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<noscript>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 302px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 302px; height: 422px; position: relative;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 302px; height: 422px; position: absolute;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api\/fallback?k=6LdFRZklAAAAABYU3B0d48jQxFZYjxxTXIVK6vy3\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 302px; height:422px; border-style: none;\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border-style: none; bottom: 12px; left: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; right: 25px; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #c1c1c1; border-radius: 3px; height: 60px; width: 300px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"g-recaptcha-response\" name=\"g-recaptcha-response\" class=\"g-recaptcha-response\" style=\"width: 250px !important; height: 40px !important; border: 1px solid #c1c1c1 !important; margin: 10px 25px !important; padding: 0px !important; resize: none !important;\"><\/textarea>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/noscript><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dae-shortcode-register-message\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Virtual_DOM\"><\/span><b>What is Virtual DOM?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual DOM is an abstraction of the actual Document Object Model (DOM) used by JavaScript to manipulate and update the structure and contents of a web page. Essentially, it is a concept in modern front-end frameworks like React, that provides a mechanism to efficiently update the user interface and ensure optimal performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Virtual_DOM_work_in_React\"><\/span><b>How does Virtual DOM work in React?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A React component is a self-contained unit of functionality that represents a part of the user interface. Components are reusable and can be combined to build complex user interfaces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virtual DOM is one of the most important concepts in React, with its first release in 2013. One of the key benefits of using virtual DOM is that it makes it possible to update user interface asynchronously.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works by creating a copy of the actual DOM and updating of the actual DOM. When a change occurs in the virtual DOM, React compares the previous virtual DOM tree with the new virtual DOM tree to determine the minimum number of changes necessary to update the actual DOM. This process is called reconciliation, which is induced by diffing algorithm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach makes it possible to perform updates to the UI without affecting the rest of the page, leading to improved performance and a smoother user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, the virtual DOM acts as an intermediate between the actual DOM and the React components, allowing React to make updates to the DOM efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the virtual DOM has been updated, React updates the actual DOM with the least changes required. This reduces the number of DOM operations, which are slow and resource-intensive, and increases the overall performance of the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23173 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aceinfoway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-does-Virtual-DOM-work-in-React.gif\" alt=\"How does Virtual DOM work in React?\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This image portrays the perfect example of rendering the data change only of the node whose data changed. 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This reduction in the memory consumption further reduced the complexity of using virtual DOM for your React web application.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virtual DOM enables React to update the user interface quickly, efficiently, and with less strain on the browser, resulting in the improved performance for your web application as a whole. Whether you have an eCommerce or a publishing site, incorporating React virtual DOM greatly enhances its performance and user experience. Utilizing its efficient updates and rendering processes, your website can handle high amounts of data and user interactions quite smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ace Infoway with its years of experience, deploys the modular nature of React for easy maintenance and scalability of your website. 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