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An Introduction to React Hooks

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    Create a Persistent Reference to a Value Using React useRef Hook
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Create a Persistent Reference to a Value Using React useRef Hook

Paul McBride
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The useRef is a hook for creating values that persist across renders. In this lesson we'll learn how to use the useRef hook to measure the width of an element as it changes.

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