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Sergey Khomushin • • Edited

I haven't tested it myself, but I have my doubts. From sources:

useRef returns a mutable ref object whose .current property is initialized to the passed argument (initialValue). The returned object will persist for the full lifetime of the component.

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Sergey Khomushin •

Tested, you are right. It looks like they talk about the object itself, but do not guarantee that it will be persisted in .current. Well, good to know.