What is the difference between mapStateToProps() and mapDispatchToProps()?

mapStateToProps() is a utility which helps your component get updated state (which is updated by some other components):

const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
return {
  todos: getVisibleTodos(state.todos, state.visibilityFilter),
};
};

mapDispatchToProps() is a utility which will help your component to fire an action event (dispatching action which may cause change of application state):

const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
return {
  onTodoClick: (id) => {
    dispatch(toggleTodo(id));
  },
};
};

It is recommended to always use the “object shorthand” form for the mapDispatchToProps.

Redux wraps it in another function that looks like (…args) => dispatch(onTodoClick(…args)), and pass that wrapper function as a prop to your component.

const mapDispatchToProps = {
onTodoClick,
};