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ref is null Typescript + NextJS

I need to call methods from a custom child component inside the parent component. But unfortunately the ref to the child component (called CanvasUI) is always null. I don’t understand why as it seems to me that I have implemented everything correctly. This is my parent component And this is the CanvasUI…

Assign ref dynamically inside concat in react render

I have an array of objects which I create on pressing the add button.The add handler function is as below. This create multiple EditContainer elements all of which share the same ref.How can I create refs like this on the fly for a dynamic array of Object which is a state Answer editContainerRefs.current will…

How to insert properties and functions inside ref?

How can I insert properties and functions inside a ref? Like this example: Then I want to use the propertie loading and the function onTest that way: How can I do that? Answer You cannot set ref on functional components because they don’t have an instance. You may not use the ref attribute on function c…