x-ref behaves differently in version 2 and 3

[asaf]

Hey,

In version 2.7.x, having this markup, hadleInput, refs available in handleInput by this.$refs

<template x-for="(input, index) in length" :key="index">
      <input
          :x-ref="index"
          x-on:input="handleInput($event)"
      />
    </template>

But using version 3+ this.$refs is undefined.

What has changed?

Code example: https://codepen.io/asaf000/pen/bGqXEbE?editors=1111

Best,
Asaf.

[asaf]

See #1527