# Disallow using string references (`reblend/no-string-refs`)

💼 This rule is enabled in the ☑️ `recommended` [config](https://github.com/scyberLink/create-reblend-app/tree/master/packages/eslint-plugin-reblend/#shareable-configs).

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Currently, two ways are supported by Reblend to refer to components. The first way, providing a string identifier, is now considered legacy in the official documentation. The documentation now prefers a second method -- referring to components by setting a property on the `this` object in the reference callback.

## Rule Details

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```jsx
var Hello = createReblendClass({
  render: function () {
    return <div ref="hello">Hello, world.</div>;
  },
});
```

```jsx
var Hello = createReblendClass({
  componentDidMount: function () {
    var component = this.refs.hello;
    // ...do something with component
  },
  render: function () {
    return <div ref="hello">Hello, world.</div>;
  },
});
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```jsx
var Hello = createReblendClass({
  componentDidMount: function () {
    var component = this.hello;
    // ...do something with component
  },
  render() {
    return (
      <div
        ref={c => {
          this.hello = c;
        }}
      >
        Hello, world.
      </div>
    );
  },
});
```

## Rule Options

```js
"reblend/no-string-refs": [<enabled>, {"noTemplateLiterals": <boolean>}]
```

### `noTemplateLiterals`

When set to `true`, it will give warning when using template literals for refs.
Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```jsx
var Hello = createReblendClass({
  render: function () {
    return <div ref={`hello`}>Hello, world.</div>;
  },
});
```

```jsx
var Hello = createReblendClass({
  render: function () {
    return <div ref={`hello${index}`}>Hello, world.</div>;
  },
});
```