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Merge Refs

merge-refs

A function that merges React refs into one.

Utilities
react
react ref
react refs
merge
merge-refs
Utilities
javascript
npm
frontend
open source
Stars
688
Weekly
5.7M
Open issues
9
Bundle
~15 kB

Installation

npm install merge-refs

Code example

import { useMergeRefs } from "merge-refs";

export function Example() {
  const value = useMergeRefs();
  return <p>{String(value)}</p>;
}

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Actively maintained by Wojciech Maj
  • 5.7M weekly downloads. Battle tested
  • First-class TypeScript definitions
  • MIT licensed

Considerations

  • Adds roughly ~15 kB to your bundle
  • Needs client-only rendering in SSR frameworks
  • Not supported in React Native
  • 9 open issues on GitHub

FAQs

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