reactjs - React Native Function Call

Question

I am very new to react native and out of curiosity I want to know that whether we can call a function which is defined inside useEffect hook, outside of the hook? Like, everytime i refresh the page the function should be fired. I have thought of this approach, if any better solutions are available kindly guide. I am using a functional component. This is what i want to acheive:

RefreshControl component
 {somefunction()}

useEffect(
somefunction(){

//function body
}
    )

Answer 1

If you want to make an API call once the page loads, call it inside useEffect like

function refreshControl() {
  // make your api call here
}
useEffect(()=> {
  refreshControl();
},[])