useRefObject

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Normalize any React Ref<T> (forwarded, callback, object, null, undefined) into an equivalent RefObject<T>.

• @param ref - The React ref to normalize.
• @returns A RefObject<T | null> that is kept in sync with the provided ref.

Example

const Component = ({ ref }) => {
  const refObject = useRefObject(ref);
  return <div ref={refObject} />;
}