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Change string refs in function component message #18031

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Expand Up @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('ReactFunctionComponent', () => {
ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Child test="test" />);
}).toThrowError(
__DEV__
? 'Function components cannot have refs.'
? 'Function components cannot have string refs. We recommend using useRef() instead.'
: // It happens because we don't save _owner in production for
// function components.
'Element ref was specified as a string (me) but no owner was set. This could happen for one of' +
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactChildFiber.js
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Expand Up @@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ function coerceRef(
const ownerFiber = ((owner: any): Fiber);
invariant(
ownerFiber.tag === ClassComponent,
'Function components cannot have refs. ' +
'Did you mean to use React.forwardRef()?',
'Function components cannot have string refs. ' +
'We recommend using useRef() instead. ' +
'Learn more about using refs safely here: ' +
'https://fb.me/react-strict-mode-string-ref',
);
inst = ownerFiber.stateNode;
}
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion scripts/error-codes/codes.json
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Expand Up @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
"306": "Element type is invalid. Received a promise that resolves to: %s. Lazy element type must resolve to a class or function.%s",
"307": "Hooks can only be called inside the body of a function component. (https://fb.me/react-invalid-hook-call)",
"308": "Context can only be read while React is rendering. In classes, you can read it in the render method or getDerivedStateFromProps. In function components, you can read it directly in the function body, but not inside Hooks like useReducer() or useMemo().",
"309": "Function components cannot have refs. Did you mean to use React.forwardRef()?",
"309": "Function components cannot have string refs. We recommend using useRef() instead. Learn more about using refs safely here: https://fb.me/react-strict-mode-string-ref",
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Should we update this doc to mention useRef?

"310": "Rendered more hooks than during the previous render.",
"311": "Should have a queue. This is likely a bug in React. Please file an issue.",
"312": "Rendered more hooks than during the previous render",
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