old v-for ref array behaviour is back, is this intended?

[wirk]

Version

3.2.25

Reproduction link

codesandbox.io

Steps to reproduce

see codesandbox

What is expected?

template refs can be accessed by their key

What is actually happening?

template refs are grouped as an array in v-for since version 3.2.25

[LinusBorg]

is this intended?

Yes. See https://github.com/vuejs/vue-next/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#3225-2021-12-12

[wirk]

Thanks for the reply. I actually checked the changelog before and failed to see that entry 🙈. I feel like this might have warranted a new minor version instead of a patch version because it breaks existing code that uses unique ref names in v-for ✌️