Refs Via createRef()
Explore how to use the React createRef API introduced in version 16.3 for accessing and managing DOM elements within components. Learn the differences between createRef and callback refs, see practical code examples, and understand how to access the current property to manipulate elements directly.
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What is the createRef() method?
With React 16.3, we have seen the introduction of the top-level API method
React.createRef(). It resembles the usage of callback refs but differs in a few ways. Just like callback refs, you also need to take care of ref handling yourself, and it is still common practice to assign the ref to an ...