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Build a Pagination component

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Build pagination controls with page numbers, prev/next and ellipsis.

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Building a Pagination Component in React

Mental model: Pagination is a controlled component: the parent owns page, and the component renders page buttons + prev/next, emitting onChange. The only real logic is which page numbers to show — for many pages you show the first, last, current ±1, and ellipses fo

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import React, { useState } from 'react';
import Pagination from './src/Pagination';

export default function App() {
  const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
  const total = 12;
  return (
    <div style={{ fontFamily: 'sans-serif', padding: 20 }}>
      <h1>Pagination Demo</h1>
      <p>Showing page <strong>{page}</strong> of {total}</p>
      <Pagination page={page} total={total} onChange={setPage} siblings={1} />
    </div>
  );
}
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