useRef React Hook Explained in 11 Minutes: Learn React Hooks with Code Examples

Опубликовано: 14 Март 2026
на канале: Shruti Kapoor

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useRef React Hook Explained in 11 Minutes: Learn React Hooks with Code Examples

In this video, I share my most common use-case of using refs while working at big tech companies.

In this hands-on React tutorial, we will:
✔️ Master the useRef React Hook with easy to understand coding examples.
✔️ Understand how it is different from useState React Hook
✔️ Learn how to use refs to manipulate DOM elements
✔️ Best practices for using refs effectively in React

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:03 Understanding useRef vs useState
3:09 Code Example 1
4:38 Code Example 2
6:26 Code Example 3
8:53 Code Challenge
9:47 Recap

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Keywords
useRef, React, programming, web development, JavaScript, state management, DOM manipulation, React hooks

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