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by Michal Kuncio

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Vue 3.5 introduces `useTemplateRef()` — a cleaner, type-safe way to access template refs without relying on matching variable names.

<!-- Before (Vue 3.4) -->
<script setup>
import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'

// variable name MUST match the ref attribute
const inputEl = ref(null)

onMounted(() => {
  inputEl.value.focus()
})
</script>

<template>
  <input ref="inputEl" />
</template>

<!-- After (Vue 3.5+) -->
<script setup>
import { useTemplateRef, onMounted } from 'vue'

const input = useTemplateRef('my-input')

onMounted(() => {
  input.value.focus()
})
</script>

<template>
  <input ref="my-input" />
</template>