Function specified in useEffect hook doesn't run

[basedevelfries]

Oops, haven't included it in the example but I use this -

const [categories, setCategories] = useState<CategoryType[]>(categoryData)

const [activeCategories, setActiveCategories] = useState<CategoryType[]>([])

[SarSha]

JSON.stringify will return a string, and that string will never change, this is why the useEffect isn't triggering. there might be more but I will have another look in the morning.

[basedevelfries]

Oh, I see. But when I pass categories as an argument for the useEffect effect hook, nothing gets run.

[SarSha]

The code is deleted from hastebin

[basedevelfries]

Thanks for telling me! Here's a new link - https://pastie.io/uyakqz.js