"Escaping" Next.js to access the browser
Read OriginalThis technical article explains a common problem in Next.js: the 'ReferenceError: window is not defined'. It provides solutions using React's useEffect and useRef hooks to safely access browser-specific objects and DOM nodes, which is essential for integrating event listeners, external JS libraries, or animations.
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