Typescript Types Every Developer Must Know When Building a React Native App
Hello Developers 🧑🏻💻
TypeScript brings type safety to JavaScript, enabling React Native developers to catch errors early in development and produce robust and maintainable codebases.
While building React Native apps, knowing essential TypeScript types can save you time and improve the scalability of your projects.
Let’s explore some key TypeScript types and their applications in React Native development, including practical examples to solidify your understanding.
1. React.ReactNode
Use case: Any content that can be rendered in a React component.
ReactNode
is used when a prop expects children or any renderable content, including JSX, strings, numbers, or even null
.
2. SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>
Use case: Customizing and rendering SVG icons.
This type helps when creating reusable SVG components, ensuring proper typing for props such as fill
, stroke
, and event listeners.