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 ### Legacy API: String Refs
 
-If you worked with React before, you might be familiar with an older API where the `ref` attribute is a string, like `"textInput"`, and the DOM node is accessed as `this.refs.textInput`. We advise against it because string refs have [some issues](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/8333#issuecomment-271648615), are considered legacy, and **are likely to be removed in one of the future releases**. If you're currently using `this.refs.textInput` to access refs, we recommend the callback pattern instead.
+If you worked with React before, you might be familiar with an older API where the `ref` attribute is a string, like `"textInput"`, and the DOM node is accessed as `this.refs.textInput`. We advise against it because string refs have [some issues](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/8333#issuecomment-271648615), are considered legacy, and **are likely to be removed in one of the future releases**. 
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+> Note
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+> If you're currently using `this.refs.textInput` to access refs, we recommend the callback pattern instead.
 
 ### Caveats with callback refs