How to pass a ref to a child component?

Question

React

You need to pass a ref to a child component in a functional component, with such a transfer, an error at random , tell me if it is possible to somehow transfer it to a functional component or you need to use a class one, the official documentation says that you can’t transfer it in a functional component, but suddenly someone could)

Answer 1

On the first render ref.current === null
Yes, and not a ref is needed here, but useState. You can’t cook porridge with a ref, there will be no updates, it is used for something else.