Learn React Hooks: useRef - Simply Explained!

In this video we will learn about React hooks, starting with useRef. This powerful React hook will allow you to store and manipulate values that are not needed for rendering. You will learn the difference between useRef and useState, when to use which, and how useRef works under the hood. We will use refs to handle values without triggering re-rendering, and we will also look at how refs can be used to manipulate HTML elements, as well as how they are used in 3rd party libraries.

In this new React world, hooks are here to stay, so it's best to learn them! In this tutorial I demonstrate the useRef React hook, and I explain it very simply and in a way that is easy to understand. Enjoy!

[davidkurniawan]

This is the reason why it's hard to understand about useRef. It's so confusing but you help me to make it easier to understand. GREAT JOB!!!

[Pernicuz]

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[TheGrk]

Great job! Your videos have been really clear and provide straight forward examples even explaining some of the gotchas of react

[psychobuddha]

I was bit suspicious when you said we will not need another video for this but you were right. Really nice explanation, I finally understand the usage of refs.

[SK-fqyz]

Thank you very much. It really is the last useRef video i would ever need.

[haciendadad]

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[rustam]

Wow... I spent hours on it, when I used states and didn't understand why its not changing it immediately... So grateful !
Thank you man!

[cheiguerabdelwehab]

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[yxxdzsd]

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[akash.deblanq]

Finally, I understood useRef. You explain very well my friend. Thank you!

[Arnav]

love your explanation. every thing is clear now about useRef, thanks!!

[vishalupadhayay]

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[benihahitti]

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[suhaibsaifan]

Great explanation! .Looking forward for more series

[zambidzhelov]

This is the best useRef tutorial . Thansk !

[altan]

Very clear and concise, thank you for the explanation.

[Engr.SharoonHoney]

That's amazing explanation of useRef on whole YouTube. Thanks sir 👍

[a_maxed_out_handle_of__chars]

wow, simple and to the point
thanks a lot :)

[lhommeunknown]

Great video man, really clear explanations !

[melikarazavi]

useRef is very complicated for me, you make it simple .Thank you a lot!