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ul ref not getting updated when a list element is removed and as such the focus goes back to the body
I have an unordered list wherein each list item is a card which contains a button. The button opens a popover with 2 options - edit/delete.
When I tab through to the button and click on delete, a new ...
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In React, why does useRef need .current but useState doesn't?
Ref interface:
// create
const count = useRef(0);
// update (does not trigger render)
count.current = 5;
// access
console.log(count.current);
State variable interface:
//create
const [count, ...
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useEffect not running when ref.current is removed from dependency array in React
I'm using a DynamicForm component with a ref in a React functional component. I want to update the form once my Firebase collection is loaded. Here’s the relevant part of my component:
const ...
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How to manually set focus on a button with refs for Keyboard Accessibility?
I have a webpage where users have a list of images they've uploaded. They have three buttons: Upload Image/Download Image/Delete Image. When the user clicks Delete, the Upload button will hide and ...
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Why is my fileRef not opening the element I'm referencing onClick
I want to upload a file by clicking the image element.
I have an Input element of file type with a useRef. I'm referencing the useRef in the img Onclick but it's not opening the file selector.
I ...
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How to create a vector of references and pass it to children components?
I have a parent component which uses N children components, where N depends on the props in input. For example:
function Parent({ cards }: { cards: Cards[] }) {
return (
<>
{cards....
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How to efficiently reuse AllHTMLAttributes interface across multiple components in React 19 with TypeScript?
I've been using React 19, and with the changes to how ref is handled, I noticed I need to adjust my code for components that inherit standard HTML element attributes.
Previously, I used forwardRef ...
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dialog causes error Accessing element.ref was removed in React 19
I'm using primereact with nextjs but i get error Accessing element.ref was removed in React 19. ref is now a regular prop. It will be removed from the JSX Element type in a future release.. so i guess ...
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React(Next.js) useRef question with video (npm run build vs npm run dev)
I can't figure out how to prevent the playerRef from reloading when clipLink change.
When i work on dev mode(npm run dev), i can switch videos without reloading playerRef. However, when i work on ...
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What's the difference between creating a ref without useRef vs. with useRef in React? [duplicate]
I've been working with React, and I'm trying to understand the difference between creating a reference using useRef and creating a reference without it. I've implemented two versions of a simple ...
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Forwarded ref is empty
I have the following forwarded ref in React:
export type AccordionHeaderProps<T extends ElementType> = {
children: React.ReactNode;
asTrigger?: boolean;
subTitle?: React.ReactNode;
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Ref to html element does not have correct height
I know this has been asked many times and the answer is always that the effect does not run when refs are mutated but that is not the issue because I run the effect every second until I have an html ...
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how to fix function component cannot be given refs while using framer motion useAnimate hook?
Navbar component code
import Humburger from "./ui/Humburger";
const navlins = ["HOME", "PAGES", "PRODUCTS", "ARTICLES", "CONTACT"];
const ...
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the clean up function of the Ref callback is not executed
Here in my React the clean up function is not executed when re-rendering:
import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
export default function App() {
const [x, setX] = useState(2);
const d = ...
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React Component Collapsing Issue: Ref Not Initialized During URL Parsing
I have a component that should expand if it is selected. Here's my current approach:
<Element
ref={elementRef}
style={{ height: isSelected ? `${elementRef.current.scrollHeight}px` : '0px' }} ...
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