Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What exactly is the purpose of this hook? We have been looking at React hooks lately, and in this lesson, we'd learn about the useRef hook and why you might need it when building applications.

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Timestamp:
00:00 What is the useRef hook?
00:29 Why do you need the useRef hook?
04:34 Using the useRef hook
11:57 useRef for DOM Manipulation

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