The basics of React useRef Hook with Examples
Introduction
Hey there 👋, my name is Olix, and this is my first blog entry. Recently, useRef got introduced to us in AltSchool, and the explanation was so concise that I decided to share my thoughts.
What is useRef, first, before we continue?
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Thanks ! and another example if we want to know how many times our Application renders with useState, we can't we get infinite loop cuz useState itself causes a re rendring, for that we can use useRef Hook
import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react"; function App() { const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(""); const count = useRef(0); useEffect(() => { count.current = count.current + 1; }); return ( <> <input type="text" value={inputValue} onChange={(e) => setInputValue(e.target.value)} /> <h1>Render Count: {count.current}</h1> </> ); }