Refs And The DOM In React: Accessing And Manipulating DOM Elements
Refs in React allow direct access & manipulation of DOM elements for animations, form field focus, measuring element dimensions & integrating with 3rd party libraries. Created using `React.createRef()` or `useRef()`, refs persist across re-renders.
Refs and the DOM in React: Accessing and Manipulating DOM Elements In React, refs are used to access and interact with DOM elements directly. While React typically manages the DOM in a declarative way through state and props, there are times when you may need to interact with the DOM directly, such as for animations, form field focus, or measuring element dimensions. In these cases, refs provide a way to access the underlying DOM nodes. 1. What are Refs in React? A ref (short for reference) is an object that allows you to refer to a DOM element or a React component instance. Refs c...