useImperativeHandle

The useImperativeHandle() method

We can call this Hook in the following way:

useImperativeHandle(ref, createHandle, [deps]);

I will be entirely honest with you all. I found it extremely difficult to construct a use case in which useImperativeHandle() will pose a useful solution to an encountered problem. Frustrated, I took to Twitter and askd for help. I was lucky enough to get an answer from Dan Abramov, core developer in the React team at Facebook, who informed me that I must be doing something right. This Hook should not be used and has a long name to dissuade developers from using it. For matters of completion and for understanding why this Hook exists, Let’s go over it anyway.