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Thang Truong
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Multiple item using one ref

Some cases in ReactJS, we need use a variable declared by useRef for items, components, ....

How to use

First, you need variable declared by useRef and
and set initialValue to be an empty array []

const exampleRef = useRef([]);
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Create a function to add item, component to exampleRef

const addToRefs = el => {
    if (el && !exampleRef.current.includes(el)) {
       exampleRef.current.push(el);
    }
};
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Then you just add ref to item, component, ...

<div ref={addToRefs}>                 
</div>
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Now, exampleRef.current as an array, you can use methods with array to use for exampleRef like map, forEach, ...

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