Less Common Hooks
Some hooks like “useLayoutEffect” may be required in special cases. It is also not commonly used. This lesson will detail both “useRef” and “useLayoutEffect” hooks.
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useRef Hook
You can use useRef hook to get the ref of a DOM node. Later, you can use this ref for certain actions related to that node. For example, scrolling to an element position.
Other use cases may require getting the height of a DOM node or focusing an input.
useRef provides the ref object with the current property set to the reference of node in DOM.
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