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Link useRef from page "Refs and the DOM"

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Description

https://reactjs.org/docs/refs-and-the-dom.html states twice "You may not use the ref attribute on function components" but makes no mention of the actual way of doing this: useRef

Please link https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-reference.html#useref at each of these instances.

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Open the “Refs and the DOM” page and locate the two instances of the statement about ref attributes on function components. Link each instance to the specified useRef section in the Hooks reference, then verify both links and the surrounding wording in the rendered documentation.

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Tech stack
react
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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