@types/prop-types

What is @types/prop-types?

The @types/prop-types package is a TypeScript declaration package that provides type definitions for the prop-types library, which is used for runtime type checking of React props. It allows developers to use prop-types in TypeScript projects and get type checking and IntelliSense support in their code editors.

What are @types/prop-types's main functionalities?

Type checking for React props

This feature allows developers to define type checking for the props of a React component. The code sample shows how to use PropTypes with TypeScript to ensure that the props passed to a component are of the correct type.

{"import PropTypes from 'prop-types';

interface MyComponentProps {
  name: string;
  age: number;
  isStudent: boolean;
}

const MyComponent: React.FC<MyComponentProps> = ({ name, age, isStudent }) => (
  <div>
    <p>Name: {name}</p>
    <p>Age: {age}</p>
    <p>Is a student: {isStudent ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</p>
  </div>
);

MyComponent.propTypes = {
  name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  age: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
  isStudent: PropTypes.bool
};"}

Other packages similar to @types/prop-types

prop-types

The prop-types package is the original runtime type checking library for React props. It is used in JavaScript projects to ensure that components receive props of the correct type. Unlike @types/prop-types, it does not provide TypeScript type definitions.

typescript

TypeScript itself provides static type checking for JavaScript. It can be used in place of prop-types for compile-time type checking in TypeScript projects. TypeScript offers a more comprehensive type system and can catch errors at compile time, whereas prop-types checks types at runtime.

io-ts

io-ts is a TypeScript library that allows you to define runtime types and interfaces in a single place and derive TypeScript interfaces from them. It provides a different approach to type checking compared to @types/prop-types, as it focuses on runtime type checking and validation with the added benefit of generating TypeScript types.

tcomb

tcomb is a library for type checking and domain modeling in JavaScript. It provides a similar functionality to prop-types but with a broader scope, including the ability to define complex types and structs. It is not specifically designed for React and does not have TypeScript type definitions like @types/prop-types.

README

Installation

npm install --save @types/prop-types

Summary

This package contains type definitions for prop-types (https://github.com/reactjs/prop-types).

Details

Files were exported from https://www.github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/prop-types

Additional Details

• Last updated: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:28:36 GMT
• Dependencies: none
• Global values: none

Credits

These definitions were written by DovydasNavickas https://github.com/DovydasNavickas.