import * as React from 'react';
import type { TreeViewPublicAPI } from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
import type { TreeViewDefaultItemModelProperties, TreeViewValidItem } from '@mui/x-tree-view/models';
import type { RichTreeViewProStore } from "../internals/RichTreeViewProStore/index.mjs";
/**
 * Creates the ref to pass to the `apiRef` prop of the `RichTreeViewPro` component.
 */
export declare function useRichTreeViewProApiRef<R extends TreeViewValidItem<R> = TreeViewDefaultItemModelProperties>(): React.RefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<RichTreeViewProStore<R, boolean>> | undefined>;