CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

useRef example

import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';

function CountMyRenders() {
  const countRenderRef = useRef(1);
  
  useEffect(function afterRender() {
    countRenderRef.current++;  });

  return (
    <div>I've rendered {countRenderRef.current} times</div>
  );
}