How to create a custom React hook for locale-specific date formatting
In this post, I will show you how to create a custom React hook that provides locale-specific date formatting functions. This hook can be useful if you want to display dates and times in different languages and formats depending on the user’s preferences. What is a custom React hook? A custom React hook is a function that starts with the word use and may call other hooks. Custom hooks let you reuse stateful logic between components without duplicating code or introducing complex patterns. You can learn more about custom hooks from the official React documentation (1) or this tutorial (2). ...