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RQ: Creating custom accordion component

RQ: Creating custom accordion component

Let's discuss few questions about the accordion component. So what is an accordion in UI? It is a vertically stacked list of items, each containing a heading and associated content that can expand or collapse. It is commonly used to condense and organize large amounts of information by showing only the headings at first and then revealing additional details when clicked. Next question, what is useRouter hook and how does it help in updating search params in Next.js? So this hook is from Next.js next slash router library that provides access to the Next.js object, allowing developers to programmatically navigate between routes, push new URL states, and control the current query parameters. With respect to our current project, the use router helps in the following. Navigation control, so it gives us access to the router instance, which allows us to programmatically update the URL query string without reloading the page. The second use, push new search params, so when the accordion is…

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