React.js: The difference between findDOMNode and getDOMNode

Question

Could somebody tell me what\'s the difference between

React.findDOMNode(this.refs.email).value

and

this.refs.email.getDOMN         


        

Answer 1

The second one is the old API for accessing a refs DOM node, and the first one is the new way. So if you're using a recent version of React, you should use the first.