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Fixed some links and improved a recommendation

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Brian Vaughn 7 years ago
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content/docs/refs-and-the-dom.md

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Your first inclination may be to use refs to "make things happen" in your app. I
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> The examples below have been updated to use the React.createRef() API introduced in React 16.3. If you are using an earlier release of React, we recommend using [#callback-refs](callback refs) instead.
> The examples below have been updated to use the React.createRef() API introduced in React 16.3. If you are using an earlier release of React, we recommend using [callback refs](#callback-refs) instead.
### Creating Refs
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> If you're currently using `this.refs.textInput` to access refs, we recommend the callback pattern instead.
> If you're currently using `this.refs.textInput` to access refs, we recommend using either the [callback pattern](#callback-refs) or the [`createRef` API](#creating-refs) instead.
### Caveats with callback refs

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### Warning about legacy string ref API usage
Previously, React provided two ways for managing refs: the legacy string ref API and the callback API. Although the string ref API was the more convenient of the two, it had [several downsides](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/1373) and so our official recommendation was to [use the callback form instead](https://reactjs.org/docs/refs-and-the-dom.html#legacy-api-string-refs).
Previously, React provided two ways for managing refs: the legacy string ref API and the callback API. Although the string ref API was the more convenient of the two, it had [several downsides](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/1373) and so our official recommendation was to [use the callback form instead](/docs/refs-and-the-dom.html#legacy-api-string-refs).
React 16.3 added a third option that offers the convenience of a string ref without any of the downsides:
`embed:16-3-release-blog-post/create-ref-example.js`

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