PropTypes in functional stateless component

Question

Without using class, how do I use PropTypes in functional stateless component of react?

export const Header = (props) => (
   
hi
)
         


        

Answer 1

The official docs show how to do this with ES6 component classes, but the same applies for stateless functional components.

Firstly, npm install / yarn add the new prop-types package if you haven't already.

Then, add your propTypes (and defaultProps too if required) after the stateless functional component has been defined, before you export it.

import React from "react";
import PropTypes from "prop-types";

const Header = ({ name }) => 
hi {name}
;

Header.propTypes = {
  name: PropTypes.string
};

// Same approach for defaultProps too
Header.defaultProps = {
  name: "Alan"
};

export default Header;