react prop types for dummies code example

Example 1: proptypes array of objects

MyComponent.propTypes = {
  items: PropTypes.arrayOf(
    PropTypes.shape({
      code: PropTypes.string,
      id: PropTypes.number,
    })
  ),
};

Example 2: proptypes oneof

import PropTypes from 'prop-types';

MyComponent.propTypes = {
  // You can declare that a prop is a specific JS type. By default, these
  // are all optional.
  optionalArray: PropTypes.array,
  optionalBool: PropTypes.bool,
  optionalFunc: PropTypes.func,
  optionalNumber: PropTypes.number,
  optionalObject: PropTypes.object,
  optionalString: PropTypes.string,
  optionalSymbol: PropTypes.symbol,

  // An object that could be one of many types
  optionalUnion: PropTypes.oneOfType([
    PropTypes.string,
    PropTypes.number,
    PropTypes.instanceOf(Message)
  ])
};

Example 3: react propthpes or

size: PropTypes.oneOfType([
  PropTypes.string,
  PropTypes.number
]),