allow typescript compiler to call setState on only one react state property

Question

I\'m using Typescript with React for a project. The Main component gets passed state with this interface.

interface MainState {
  todos: Todo[];
  hungry: B         


        

Answer 1

Edit: DO NOT USE this solution, prefer https://stackoverflow.com/a/41828633/1420794 See comments for details.

Now that spread operator has shipped in TS, my preferred solution is

this.setState({...this.state, editorState}); // do not use !