error TS2339: Property 'for' does not exist on type 'HTMLProps<HTMLLabelElement>'

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Using typescript and react with TSX files with definitely typed type definitions, I am getting the error:

error TS2339: Property 'for' does not exist on type 'HTMLProps<HTMLLabelElement>'.

When trying to compile a component with the following TSX 

<label for={this.props.inputId} className="input-label">{this.props.label}</label>

I have already solved but adding here for the next person since the solution didn't show up anywhere when searching (Google or StackOverflow)

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1 Answers

150
votes

The solution was to change the for attribute to htmlFor

<label htmlFor={this.props.inputId} className="input-label">{this.props.label}</label>

This is a part of the React library itself which apparently handles for differently just like it does class (it uses className) and not an issue with the definitely typed type definitions.