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docs: add note about use preference over useContext

Open afgoulart opened this issue 2 months ago • 3 comments

Summary

Adds a note to the useContext documentation page informing developers that use is preferred over useContext because it is more flexible.

Details

This change addresses issue #7723 by adding a prominent note at the beginning of the useContext reference page, similar to what is already mentioned in the use documentation.

The note explains that:

  • use is preferred over useContext
  • use is more flexible because it can be called inside conditionals and loops
  • Includes a link to the use API documentation

Test plan

Documentation change only - no code changes required.

Closes #7723

afgoulart avatar Nov 01 '25 08:11 afgoulart

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meta-cla[bot] avatar Nov 01 '25 08:11 meta-cla[bot]

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github-actions[bot] avatar Nov 01 '25 08:11 github-actions[bot]

I'm Meta Develop. Can anybody re-run the Meta CLA Check?

afgoulart avatar Nov 03 '25 12:11 afgoulart