Clarify that string refs are considered legacy. (#6692)
Andrew Clark committed
May 25, 2016 at 23:47 UTC
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@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ Note that when the referenced component is unmounted and whenever the ref change
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## The ref String Attribute
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-React also supports using a string (instead of a callback) as a ref prop on any component, although this approach is mostly legacy at this point.
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+> Note:
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+> Although string refs are not deprecated, they are considered legacy, and will likely be deprecated at some point in the future. Callback refs are preferred.
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+React also supports using a string (instead of a callback) as a ref prop on any component.
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1. Assign a `ref` attribute to anything returned from `render` such as:
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