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# [How to Use The Forwarded Ref in React](https://non-traditional.dev/how-to-use-the-forwarded-ref-in-react-1fb108f4e6af?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash Dealing with refs has evolved a lot since React’s beginnings. React has gone from using a ref property on the component class and passing a string to the ref property of an element, to using ref callbacks that recei...

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Travis Waith-Mair is a software engineer with a focus on front-end development. He is the author of the course "Composing Layouts in React" on Newline.co, where he teaches developers how to create flexible and modular layout systems using the React JavaScript library. In addition to his work as a course author, Travis is also the creator of the Bedrock Layout Primitives Library, a set of open-source tools for building robust and highly customizable layout systems. Travis's passion for front-end development is driven by his belief that a well-designed layout is the foundation of any great user experience.

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