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 ## useRef
 
-When using `useRef`, you have two options when creating a ref container that does not have an initial value:
+When using `useRef`, you have three options when creating a ref container that does not have an initial value:
 
 ```ts
 const ref1 = useRef<HTMLElement>(null!);