Include forceUpdate in shouldUpdate()

[infinnie]

We sometimes want to write the shouldComponentUpdate() function like this:

shouldComponentUpdate() {
    requestAnimationFrame(this.forceUpdate.bind(this));
    return false;
}

So maybe a reference to the forceUpdate method should be passed to the shouldUpdate property, or why is this approach wrong?

[swyxio]

interesting use case. i have added this in my clone: https://github.com/sw-yx/react-classless/blob/master/src/components/index.tsx#L53

[hnordt]

I think shouldComponentUpdate should be pure. I'm not sure.