In this app, we aim to create a very basic stopwatch that counts up in seconds when the "start" button is clicked. Additionally, we want the ability to stop the timer. The key to implementing this feature is to utilize the setInterval function, which takes a callback, enabling us to increment the...
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Problem
Reference Values
Use a ref to store a reference to a value, namely the setInterval id.
Using this ref, make it possible to start and stop the timer.
To start the timer, you want to count up in seconds (using state).
To stop the timer, you will need to clear the timer using clearInterval and the id stored...
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In this app, we aim to create a very basic stopwatch that counts up in seconds when the "start" button is clicked. Additionally, we want the ability to stop the timer. The key to implementing this feature is to utilize the setInterval function, which takes a callback, enabling us to increment the...