<div id="root"></div>

const Input = props => {
  return (
    <div>
      <input type="text" ref={props.inputRef} />
    </div>
  );
};

class App extends React.Component {
  state = {
    value: ""
  };

  handleSubmit = event => {
    this.setState({ value: this.inputElement.value });
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h1>React Ref - Callback Ref</h1>
        <h3>Value: {this.state.value}</h3>
        <Input inputRef={el => (this.inputElement = el)} />
        <button onClick={this.handleSubmit}>Submit</button>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById("root"));
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External JavaScript

  1. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.3.1/umd/react.development.js
  2. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.3.1/umd/react-dom.development.js