::: info This function will be removed in future version.

Vue 3.5 introduced the useTemplateRef API which can effectively replace the functionality of templateRef, therefore we recommend using the native approach. :::

templateRef

Shorthand for binding ref to template element.

Usage

vue

<script lang="ts">
import { templateRef } from '@vueuse/core'

export default {
  setup() {
    const target = templateRef('target')

    // no need to return the `target`, it will bind to the ref magically
  },
}
</script>

<template>
  <div ref="target" />
</template>

With JSX/TSX

tsx

import { templateRef } from '@vueuse/core'

export default {
  setup() {
    const target = templateRef<HTMLElement | null>('target', null)

    // use string ref
    return () => <div ref="target"></div>
  },
}

`<script setup>`

There is no need for this when using with <script setup> since all the variables will be exposed to the template. It will be exactly the same as ref.

vue

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'

const target = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
</script>

<template>
  <div ref="target" />
</template>

Type Declarations

/**
 * @deprecated Use Vue's built-in `useTemplateRef` instead.
 *
 * Shorthand for binding ref to template element.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/templateRef
 * @param key
 * @param initialValue
 *
 * @__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__
 */
export declare function templateRef<
  T extends HTMLElement | SVGElement | Component | null,
  Keys extends string = string,
>(key: Keys, initialValue?: T | null): Readonly<Ref<T>>