What does handle change do here? React - Pass a Callback as Props

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I am not sure what its purpose is

Your code so far

class MyApp extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      inputValue: ''
    }
    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
  }
  handleChange(event) {
    this.setState({
      inputValue: event.target.value
    });
  }
  render() {
    return (
       <div>
        { /* Change code below this line */ }
<GetInput input={this.state.inputValue}  handleChange={this.handleChange}/>
<RenderInput input={this.state.inputValue}/>
        { /* Change code above this line */ }
       </div>
    );
  }
};

class GetInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Get Input:</h3>
        <input
          value={this.props.input}
          onChange={this.props.handleChange}/>
      </div>
    );
  }
};

class RenderInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Input Render:</h3>
        <p>{this.props.input}</p>
      </div>
    );
  }
};

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Challenge Information:

React - Pass a Callback as Props

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Its purpose is to set the state with the value from the input element coming from the child component.

React uses one-way data flow and child components can not directly send data back up. The parent must pass down functions/methods that the child components can call which in turn will set the state or cause an action in the parent component.

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