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    Function: createContext()

    function createContext<T>(defaultValue: T): Context<T>

    Lets you create a Context that components can provide or read.

    Type Parameters

    Type Parameter
    T

    Parameters

    ParameterTypeDescription
    defaultValueTThe value you want the context to have when there is no matching Provider in the tree above the component reading the context. This is meant as a "last resort" fallback.

    Returns

    Context<T>

    See

    Example

    import { createContext } from 'react';
    
    const ThemeContext = createContext('light');

    Defined in

    .pnpm/@types+react@18.3.28/node_modules/@types/react/ts5.0/index.d.ts:783

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