Creating infinite queries

Another very common UI pattern is building an infinite scroll component. In this pattern, we are presented with a list that allows us to load more data as we scroll down.

To deal with these types of lists, React Query has an alternative to the useQuery hook, which is another custom hook called useInfiniteQuery.

Using the useInfiniteQuery hook has many similarities to the useQuery one, but some things differ that we need to be aware of:

• Your data is now an object that contains the following:
  • The fetched pages
  • The page parameters that were used to fetch the pages
• A function called fetchNextPage to fetch the next page
• A function called fetchPreviousPage to fetch the previous page
• A Boolean state called isFetchingNextPage to indicate that the next page is being fetched
• A Boolean state called isFetchingPreviousPage to indicate that the next page is being fetched
• A Boolean state called hasNextPage to indicate whether the list has...