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A simple custom hook to automatically resize the text area based on the content
import { useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
const useAutoSizeTextArea = (
id: string,
textAreaRef: HTMLTextAreaElement | null,
value: string
) => {
// this will calculate the height of textArea before DOM paints
useLayoutEffect(() => {
const textArea = textAreaRef ?? document.getElementById(id);
if (textArea) {
// We need to reset the height momentarily to get the correct scrollHeight for the textarea
textArea.style.height = '0px';
const scrollHeight = textArea.scrollHeight;
textArea.style.height = scrollHeight + 'px';
}
}, [textAreaRef, id, value]);
};
export default useAutoSizeTextArea;
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