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How to send setState functions from Root layout down to client components

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PalominoOP
My root layout will render an alert component which will have a message state and a open state. I want my other client components down the tree to be able to change the states of my alert component. How would I do this? I'm thinking of using React's Context API or redux.
Answered by Ray
it is better to use context, redux or zustand for that
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@Ray it is better to use context, redux or zustand for that
PalominoOP
Ok just to confirm, I can't do it without context/redux or some other library?
@Palomino Ok just to confirm, I can't do it without context/redux or some other library?
you can't do it on root layout because root layout cannot be client component. so you can't do it without global state
@Ray you can't do it on root layout because root layout cannot be client component. so you can't do it without global state
PalominoOP
What do you mean by root layout cannot be client component without global state?
I can make the root layout a client component
@Palomino What do you mean by `root layout cannot be client component without global state`? I can make the root layout a client component
well the doc said root layout cannot be client component before but I couldn't find it now, maybe updated
PalominoOP
Thanks anyways, I'm gonna try use context