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Migrate `forwardRef` to React 19's ref-as-prop pattern.

Software Engineering#typescript#react#migration#react 19#useImperativeHandle#forwardRef#refs
Authordjankies
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

The forwardRef API is deprecated in React 19, requiring migration to a new, simpler ref-as-prop pattern. This Skill guides you through updating your components and TypeScript types to the modern approach.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Simpler API: Learn to pass ref as a regular prop, eliminating the need for the forwardRef wrapper.
  • Better TypeScript: Understand how to correctly type components that accept refs in React 19, improving type inference.
  • Less Boilerplate: Reduce code by removing unnecessary imports and wrapper functions.
  • useImperativeHandle Compatibility: Ensure useImperativeHandle continues to work correctly with the new pattern.
  • Use Case: Migrate a CustomInput component from using forwardRef to the new ref-as-prop pattern, ensuring its ref functionality (e.g., focus(), clear()) remains intact and types are updated.

Quick Start

Refactor the Button component in src/components/Button.js to remove forwardRef and accept ref as a regular prop.

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Name: migrating-from-forwardref
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