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It was named that to match the DOM api[0], which React does whenever possible. The DOM api is probably named for the reason you state. [0]: https://developer.m

It was named that to match the DOM api[0], which React does whenever possible. The DOM api is probably named for the reason you state. [0]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/className https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/cla...

rmetzler 10y ago
And the reason why the DOM API uses className is: class is a reserved keyword in JavaScript for a long time.