# packages/core/src/lib/hooks/use-ref.ts This is the source snapshot used to build these API details. [View this revision on GitHub](https://github.com/benlesh/pibbl/blob/272a94aaf62e0bd6ad8726a4c607a76a9ec44ca1/packages/core/src/lib/hooks/use-ref.ts#L20). [Back to reference](/reference/hooks/use-ref/)

1 import { useHookSlot } from './hook-slot.js';
2 
3 /**
4  * A stable mutable container whose current value does not itself schedule rendering.
5  *
6  * @see {@link useRef}
7  */
8 export interface PibblRef<T> {
9   /** Mutable value retained by the ref container. See {@link PibblRef}. */
10   current: T | undefined;
11 }
12 
13 /**
14  * Hook: Creates a reference object, similar to React's useRef.
15  * @param init The initial reference value
16  * @returns A reference with a `current` property containing the value
17  *
18  * @see {@link PibblRef}
19  */
20 export function useRef<T>(init?: T): PibblRef<T> {
21   return useHookSlot('ref', () => ({ current: init })).value;
22 }
23

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