Updated React+D3, Approach #2

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Updated React+D3, Approach #2

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Last edited Feb 19, 2018

Created on Feb 19, 2018

This interactive network visualization demonstrates an approach to integrating React and D3 for rendering force-directed graphs. Clicking a node highlights its direct connections (neighbors and links) while dimming all others. The example uses D3's force simulation to compute node positions and React for component state and rendering, with SVG circles and lines for the graph. Data updates randomly generate new nodes and links while preserving existing node positions, and the version prop triggers re-renders. The visualization explores a hybrid pattern where D3 handles simulation and DOM manipulation while React manages the component lifecycle and interaction state.

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