call a method of component from outside react
const MyComponent = ({myRef}) => {
const handleClick = () => alert('hello world')
myRef.current.handleClick = handleClick
return (<button onClick={handleClick}>Original Button</button>)
}
MyComponent.defaultProps = {
myRef: {current: {}}
}
const MyParentComponent = () => {
const myRef = React.useRef({})
return (
<>
<MyComponent
myRef={myRef}
/>
<button onClick={myRef.current.handleClick}>
Additional Button
</button>
</>
)
}