18. Practical Use Cases of Refs
Overview
This chapter will introduce you to some use cases of Refs and how to leverage their functionalities in our code. You will be able to identify the scenarios in which to use Refs so that you can manipulate DOM elements directly. You will be able to combine Refs with other React functionalities, such as createPortal and cloneElement, and use them effectively.
Introduction
In the previous chapter, we learned about the functionalities of React Refs, and we discussed a few scenarios where refs could be used. In this chapter, we will continue to explore other such practical use cases and look at situations when we might want to use refs. A few such scenarios include binding external libraries to React, ...
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