6
votes

I'm using React and TypeScript and trying to pass some data like prop to child component and use it in child component. But i'm getting error and i can't understand why is happened and how fix it. I'm beginner on TypeScript also.

Here is my parent component

import * as React from "react";
import ChildComponent from "./ChildComponent";

const data = [
  {
    title: "A",
    id: 1,
  },
  {
    title: "B",
    id: 1,
  },
];

const ParentComponent = () => {
   return (
      <ChildComponent items={data} />
   )
}

export default ParentComponent;

Here is error in parent component at items

(JSX attribute) items: {
    title: string;
    id: number;
}[]
Type '{ items: { title: string; id: number; }[]; }' is not assignable to type 'IntrinsicAttributes'.
  Property 'items' does not exist on type 'IntrinsicAttributes'.ts(2322)

And when in regular react and es6 i can use this props in child component like this:

const ChildComponent = (props) => {
   return (
      <div>
         {props.items.map((item) => (
           <p to={item.title}></p>
         ))} 
      </div>
   )
}

but have use this props in child component if it will be TypeScript?

2

2 Answers

7
votes

You need to specify what type of props the child component wants. For example:

interface Item {
  title: string;
  id: number;
}

interface ChildComponentProps {
  items: Item[]
}

const ChildComponent: React.FC<ChildComponentProps> = (props) => {
  return (
    <div>
      {props.items.map((item) => (
        <p to={item.title}></p>
      ))} 
    </div>
  )
}
1
votes

Added to the reply, if the props can be null, you put a question mark.

interface ChildComponentProps {
  items?: Item[]
}