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createRef

Returns a deepRef or shallowRef depending on the deep param.

Usage

import { createRef } from '@vueuse/core';
import { isShallow, ref } from 'vue';

const initialData = 1;

const shallowData = createRef(initialData);
const deepData = createRef(initialData, true);

isShallow(shallowData); // true
isShallow(deepData); // false

Type Declarations

export type CreateRefReturn<T = any, D extends boolean = false> = ShallowOrDeepRef<T, D>;
export type ShallowOrDeepRef<T = any, D extends boolean = false> = D extends true
  ? Ref<T>
  : ShallowRef<T>;
/**
 * Returns a `deepRef` or `shallowRef` depending on the `deep` param.
 *
 * @example createRef(1) // ShallowRef<number>
 * @example createRef(1, false) // ShallowRef<number>
 * @example createRef(1, true) // Ref<number>
 * @example createRef("string") // ShallowRef<string>
 * @example createRef<"A"|"B">("A", true) // Ref<"A"|"B">
 *
 * @param value
 * @param deep
 * @returns the `deepRef` or `shallowRef`
 *
 * @__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__
 */
export declare function createRef<T = any, D extends boolean = false>(
  value: T,
  deep?: D,
): CreateRefReturn<T, D>;