What are controlled and uncontrolled components in react native?

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Controlled Components	Uncontrolled Components
A controlled component is one that is bound to a value, and the changes INSIDE it will be handled in code by USING event-based callbacks.	This is similar to the traditional HTML FORM INPUTS, but, here, the form data is handled by the DOM itself.
It does not maintain its internal state.	It maintains its internal states.
Data is controlled by the parent component.	Here, the data is controlled by the DOM itself.
It accepts the current value as a prop.	A REF is used for their current values.
Has much efficient control over the form elements and data.	Has less control over the form elements and the data.

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