useImperativeHandle

Another plug for one of Chris’ videos! (Honestly, get used to it, I am a Coding In Public stan).

YouTube: Never Forget React forwardRef Again

For some reason, forwardRef is one of those concepts that I get, but it just never sticks fully in my mind. Like, my brain just refuses to think that way.

I’m sort of glad that React 19 deprecated it… but we’re a bit behind at my day job, so I still have to use it for a while.

This video helped me understand forwardRef and also introduced me to useImperativeHandle.