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useRefWithInitialValueFactory.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
var dft = Symbol('default value sigil');
/**
* Exactly the same as `useRef` except that the initial value is set via a
* factroy function. Useful when the default is relatively costly to construct.
*
* ```ts
* const ref = useRefWithInitialValueFactory<ExpensiveValue>(() => constructExpensiveValue())
*
* ```
*
* @param initialValueFactory A factory function returning the ref's default value
* @category refs
*/
export default function useRefWithInitialValueFactory(initialValueFactory) {
var ref = useRef(dft);
if (ref.current === dft) {
ref.current = initialValueFactory();
}
return ref;
}

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