I am using React and Typescript. I have a react component that acts as a wrapper, and I wish to copy its properties to its children. I am following React's guide to using clone element: https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/03/03/react-v0.13-rc2.html#react.cloneelement. But when using using React.cloneElement I get the following error from Typescript:
Argument of type 'ReactChild' is not assignable to parameter of type 'ReactElement<any>'.at line 27 col 39
Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'ReactElement<any>'.
How can I assign the correct typing's to react.cloneElement?
Here is an example that replicates the error above:
import * as React from 'react';
interface AnimationProperties {
width: number;
height: number;
}
/**
* the svg html element which serves as a wrapper for the entire animation
*/
export class Animation extends React.Component<AnimationProperties, undefined>{
/**
* render all children with properties from parent
*
* @return {React.ReactNode} react children
*/
renderChildren(): React.ReactNode {
return React.Children.map(this.props.children, (child) => {
return React.cloneElement(child, { // <-- line that is causing error
width: this.props.width,
height: this.props.height
});
});
}
/**
* render method for react component
*/
render() {
return React.createElement('svg', {
width: this.props.width,
height: this.props.height
}, this.renderChildren());
}
}
The problem is that the definition for ReactChild is this:
type ReactText = string | number;
type ReactChild = ReactElement<any> | ReactText;
If you're sure that child is always a ReactElement then cast it:
return React.cloneElement(child as React.ReactElement<any>, {
width: this.props.width,
height: this.props.height
});
Otherwise use the isValidElement type guard:
if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
return React.cloneElement(child, {
width: this.props.width,
height: this.props.height
});
}
(I haven't used it before, but according to the definition file it's there)
This solved it for me:
React.Children.map<ReactNode, ReactNode>(children, child => {
if(React.isValidElement(child)) {
return React.cloneElement(child, props
)
}
}
quite simplle solution