About
The React tree is:
- a tree
- composed of React elements
- that implements a virtual DOM system
- where only the updates are applied to the real DOM (browser DOM)
Structure
React element (components, html element) have a parent child relationship and form a hierarchy.
This is the React representation of the Dom tree.
At a high level, a React tree is composed of:
- a root element
- that is composed of composite element
- that are composed of simple element
Creation
A React tree is created when a root element is rendered