Reactjs - How I can fix this typescript typing error? "Argument of type 'string | number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'SetStateAction<string>'"

OmaRPR
February 21, 2024
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I’m new to TypeScript and I have been facing a typing issue and I have tried many ways but can’t get it fixed.

This is the error I’m getting:

Argument of type 'string | number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'SetStateAction<string>'.
  Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'SetStateAction<string>'.ts(2345)

The error occurs here:

  const [name, setName] = useState<string>('')

...

          <EditableField
            editing={editingName}
            setEditing={setEditingName}
            label="Name"
            type="text"
            value={name}
            setValue={name => setName(name)} /* HERE */
            displayValue={name}
            onBlur={onNameChange}
            ariaLabel="Edit Name"
          />

This is the definition of EditableField:

type EditableFieldProps = {
  editing: boolean
  setEditing: (editing: boolean) => void
  label: string
  type: string
  value: string | number
  setValue: (value: string | number) => void
  displayValue: string
  onBlur: () => void
  ariaLabel: string
}

const EditableField = ({ editing, setEditing, label, type, value, setValue, displayValue, onBlur, ariaLabel }: EditableFieldProps) => {
  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)

  useEffect(() => {
    if (editing) {
      setTimeout(() => {
        inputRef.current?.focus()
      }, 0)
    }
  }, [editing, inputRef])

  return (
    <>
      <Grid item xs={6}>
        <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight="bold">{label}:</Typography>
      </Grid>
      <Grid item xs={6}>
        <Grid container alignItems="center">
          <Grid item flexGrow="1">
            {editing ? (
              <TextField
                label={label}
                type={type}
                {...(type === 'number' ? { inputProps: { step: '0.01' } } : {})}
                fullWidth
                value={value}
                onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value)}
                onBlur={onBlur}
                size="small"
                inputRef={inputRef}
                sx={{ marginTop: 1 }} />
            ) : (
              <Typography variant="subtitle2">{displayValue}</Typography>
            )}
          </Grid>
          <Grid item>
            {!editing && (
              <IconButton aria-label={ariaLabel} size="small" onClick={() => setEditing(true)}>
                <EditIcon fontSize="inherit" />
              </IconButton>
            )}
          </Grid>
        </Grid>
      </Grid>
    </>
  )
}

I have tried changing the value type of setValue to be SetStateAction<string | number> or SetStateAction | SetStateAction and still I get the issue.

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I fixed it by using generics:

type EditableFieldProps<T> = {
  editing: boolean
  setEditing: (editing: boolean) => void
  label: string
  type: string
  value: T
  setValue: (value: T) => void
  displayValue: string
  onBlur: () => void
  onEnter: () => void
  ariaLabel: string
}

function EditableField<T> ({ editing, setEditing, label, type, value, setValue, displayValue, onBlur, onEnter, ariaLabel }: EditableFieldProps<T>) {
  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)

  useEffect(() => {
    if (editing) {
      setTimeout(() => {
        inputRef.current?.focus()
      }, 0)
    }
  }, [editing, inputRef])

  return (
    <>
      <Grid item xs={6}>
        <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight="bold">{label}:</Typography>
      </Grid>
      <Grid item xs={6}>
        <Grid container alignItems="center">
          <Grid item flexGrow="1">
            {editing ? (
              <TextField
                label={label}
                type={type}
                {...(type === 'number' ? { inputProps: { step: '0.01' } } : {})}
                fullWidth
                value={value}
                onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value as T)}
                onBlur={onBlur}
                onKeyDown={e => {
                  if (e.key === 'Enter') {
                    onEnter()
                  }
                }}
                size="small"
                inputRef={inputRef}
                sx={{ marginTop: 1 }} />
            ) : (
              <div onClick={() => setEditing(true)} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}>
                <Typography variant="subtitle2">{displayValue}</Typography>
              </div>
            )}
          </Grid>
          <Grid item>
            {!editing && (
              <IconButton aria-label={ariaLabel} size="small" onClick={() => setEditing(true)}>
                <EditIcon fontSize="inherit" />
              </IconButton>
            )}
          </Grid>
        </Grid>
      </Grid>
    </>
  )
}

I'm not entirely happy with:

onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value as T)}

But, it works.

(Edit)

To adjust the type of ‘setValue’ in your ‘EditableField’ component to accept ‘setStateAction<string | number>. Below you can see how to do it,

type EditableFieldProps = {
editing: boolean
setEditing: (editing: boolean) => void
label: string
type: string
value: string | number
setValue: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string | number>>
displayValue: string
onBlur: () => void
ariaLabel: string
}

const EditableField = ({ editing, setEditing, label, type, value, 
setValue, displayValue, onBlur, ariaLabel }: EditableFieldProps) => {
const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)

useEffect(() => {
if (editing) {
  setTimeout(() => {
    inputRef.current?.focus()
  }, 0)
}
}, [editing, inputRef])

 return (
 <>
 <Grid item xs={6}>
 <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight="bold">{label}:</Typography>
 </Grid>
  <Grid item xs={6}>
    <Grid container alignItems="center">
      <Grid item flexGrow="1">
        {editing ? (
          <TextField
            label={label}
            type={type}
            {...(type === 'number' ? { inputProps: { step: '0.01' } } : 
 {})}
            fullWidth
            value={value}
            onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value)}
            onBlur={onBlur}
            size="small"
            inputRef={inputRef}
            sx={{ marginTop: 1 }} />
        ) : (
          <Typography variant="subtitle2">{displayValue}</Typography>
        )}
      </Grid>
      <Grid item>
        {!editing && (
          <IconButton aria-label={ariaLabel} size="small" onClick={() => 
 setEditing(true)}>
            <EditIcon fontSize="inherit" />
          </IconButton>
        )}
      </Grid>
      </Grid>
      </Grid>
      </>
      )
     }

With this changes the ‘setValue’ Prop in ‘EditableField’ should correctly accept a function that will update the state with either a string or a number.

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