import * as React from 'react';
import { TreeViewPublicAPI } from "../internals/models/index.js";
import { SimpleTreeViewStore } from "../internals/SimpleTreeViewStore/index.js";
/**
 * Creates the ref to pass to the `apiRef` prop of the `SimpleTreeView` component.
 */
export declare function useSimpleTreeViewApiRef(): React.RefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<SimpleTreeViewStore<boolean>> | undefined>;