# Component Lifecycle

A React component is created, rendered, re-rendered when its state changes, and destroyed, so changing an ordinary variable after the first render does not update the screen.

![Cheat sheet: Component Lifecycle](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/9dd26bb2ff9342afa89940b54e170d56.webp)

- Category: React
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: react
- Updated: November 3, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/react-hooks-component-lifecycle-cheat-sheet