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<h1>Mixins</h1>
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<p>Mixins allow code to be shared between multiple React components. They are pretty similar to mixins
in Python or traits in PHP. Let&#39;s look at a simple example:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="javascript language-javascript" data-lang="javascript"><span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">MyMixin</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nx">getMessage</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="s1">&#39;hello world&#39;</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">MyComponent</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nx">React</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">createClass</span><span class="p">({</span>
<span class="nx">mixins</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="nx">MyMixin</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="nx">render</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="nx">div</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="k">this</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">getMessage</span><span class="p">()}</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="err">/div&gt;;</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">});</span>
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<p>A class can use multiple mixins, but no two mixins can define the same method. Two mixins can, however,
implement the same <a href="component-lifecycle.html">lifecycle method</a>. In this case, each implementation will be invoked one after another.</p>
<p>The only exception is the <code>shouldComponentUpdate</code> lifecycle method. This method may only be implemented once
(either by a mixin or by the component).</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="javascript language-javascript" data-lang="javascript"><span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">Mixin1</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nx">componentDidMount</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nx">console</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">log</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;Mixin1.componentDidMount()&#39;</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">Mixin2</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nx">componentDidMount</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nx">console</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">log</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;Mixin2.componentDidMount()&#39;</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">};</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">MyComponent</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nx">React</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">createClass</span><span class="p">({</span>
<span class="nx">mixins</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="nx">Mixin1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nx">Mixin2</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="nx">render</span><span class="o">:</span> <span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="nx">div</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="nx">hello</span> <span class="nx">world</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="err">/div&gt;;</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">});</span>
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<p>When <code>MyComponent</code> is mounted into the page, the following text will print to the console:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="text language-text" data-lang="text">Mixin1.componentDidMount()
Mixin2.componentDidMount()
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<h2>When should you use mixins?</h2>
<p>In general, add a mixin whenever you want a component to share some utility methods, public interface,
or lifecycle behavior. Often it&#39;s appropriate to use them as you would use a superclass in another OOP language.</p>
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