The Death of forwardRef

ref as a Prop

The Shift: For years, passing a ref to a child component was a nightmare. You had to wrap the child in forwardRef and separate the arguments. React 19 treats ref just like any other prop.

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Refs can now be passed as regular props, eliminating the need for forwardRef wrapper.

📚 Explanation

In React 19, `ref` is treated as a regular prop. You can destructure it from props just like any other prop, eliminating the need for `forwardRef`. This simplifies component APIs and makes refs easier to work with.