# Lifecycle Methods

Pillar provides exact same lifecycle methods as
[React](https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html#the-component-lifecycle):

| Method Name                 | When is it called?                                          |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `componentWillMount`        | Before the component gets mounted to the DOM                |
| `componentDidMount`         | After the component gets mounted to the DOM                 |
| `componentWillUnmount`      | Before component is removed from the DOM                    |
| `componentWillReceiveProps` | Before new props are accepted                               |
| `shouldComponentUpdate`     | Before render() is called. Return `false` to prevent render |
| `componentWillUpdate`       | Before render()                                             |
| `componentDidUpdate`        | After render()                                              |

_**Note:** Lifecycle methods don't work in stateless components and string/template tag render._

**_Next: [Render from string →](./2_STRING_RENDER.html)_**