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What is the purpose of the useTransition hook?

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Quick Answer useTransition marks a state update as non-urgent รขโ‚ฌโ€ it tells React "this update can be interrupted if something more important comes in." React renders the current UI immediately and updates the transition in the background. While pending, isPending is true so you can show a loading indicator. Great for search, filtering, and navigation.

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useTransition marks certain state updates as non-urgent, keeping the UI responsive while React processes expensive updates in the background.
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