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React 19: forwardRef is deprecated in favor of direct ref prop

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🎯 Target Goal & Friction

Goal: Pass ref directly as component prop in React 19 without forwardRef

Error Signature: Warning: React.forwardRef is deprecated. In React 19, function components can accept ref directly as a prop.

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https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19#ref-as-a-prop →

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Verified Code / Configuration Diff

@@ components/Button.tsx @@
- export const Button = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
-   

1-Line Instant CLI Fix

npx codemod react/19/remove-forward-ref

Root Cause & Explanation

React 19 function components natively accept `ref` as a standard prop, making `forwardRef()` wrapper obsolete.