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Explicitly note that ref callbacks are called before `componentDidMount`.

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Kenneth Powers 8 years ago
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@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CustomTextInput extends React.Component {
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React will call the `ref` callback with the DOM element when the component mounts, and call it with `null` when it unmounts.
React will call the `ref` callback with the DOM element when the component mounts, and call it with `null` when it unmounts. `ref` callbacks will be called before `componentDidMount`.
Using the `ref` callback just to set a property on the class is a common pattern for accessing DOM elements. The preferred way is to set the property in the `ref` callback like in the above example. There is even a shorter way to write it: `ref={input => this.textInput = input}`.

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