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JavaScript React Components (2018) React Component Patterns Refs and the DOM

Amanda Richardson
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Amanda Richardson
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Omission of the let/const in variable declaration

This might be a silly question but a few times in this course, Guil has created a variable without let/const. In this case, he defined playerInput = React.createRef();

Is there a reason he is doing this?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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We can try tagging Guil Hernandez and he might respond directly.