myRefcurrent

myRefcurrent is not a formal feature or API name by itself; rather, it is a common naming pattern used in codebases to refer to the current value stored inside a mutable reference object. In React and similar libraries, such references are created to hold values that persist across renders without causing re-renders themselves. The reference object typically exposes a property named current, which is what developers access when interacting with the reference.

In practice, developers often create a ref with a name like myRef and use its current property to access or mutate the stored value. A typical usage in React is to create a ref with useRef and then read or assign the current value via myRef.current. The term myRefcurrent may appear in tutorials or examples as shorthand or as part of a descriptive variable name, but it is not a distinct API or standard concept beyond the current property of a ref object.

Example in plain text:

const myRef = useRef(null);

useEffect(() => {

if (myRef.current) {

myRef.current.focus();

}

}, []);

Common use cases include accessing DOM nodes, storing a mutable value across renders, or integrating with third-party libraries that require a mutable handle. It is important to note that updating myRef.current does not trigger a React render; state or props changes are needed for UI updates. For UI-driven state, consider useState or useReducer alongside refs when appropriate.

See also: React refs, useRef, createRef, mutable references, component lifecycle.