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Karty
Karty

Reputation: 1399

Typescript complains property name doesn't exist on type PostResponse[]

In the postData() method on this line,

return this.http.post<PostResponse[]>(`${this.ROOT_URL}/users`, data).map(res => res.name);

It complains property name doesn't exist on type PostResponse[].

Here is complete code in the service, 

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient, HttpParams, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
import { ItemsResponse } from './data.interface';
import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';

interface PostResponse {
    data: [
        {
            name: string;
            job: string;
        }
    ];
}
@Injectable()

export class RepositoryService {
    readonly ROOT_URL = 'https://reqres.in/api';
    constructor (private http: HttpClient) {
        console.log('idea repository service instance');
    }
    postData(): Observable<PostResponse> {
        const data = [ {
            name: 'Morpheus',
            job: 'Developer'
        } ];
        return this.http.post<PostResponse[]>(`${this.ROOT_URL}/users`, data).map(res => res[0].name);
   }
}

can someone tell me how to properly typecast and when to use PostResponse[] and PostResponse? screen shot of the error

Upvotes: 2

Views: 123

Answers (1)

LLai
LLai

Reputation: 13416

You are trying to access the name property of an array. You either need to access an index of the array

return this.http.post<PostResponse[]>(`${this.ROOT_URL}/users`, data).map(res => res[0].name);

or change the type you are expecting

 return this.http.post<PostResponse>(`${this.ROOT_URL}/users`, data).map(res => res.name);

EDIT - since your map method is returning a single string, your postData() method should return type Observable<string>

postData(): Observable<string> {
    const data = [{
        name: 'Morpheus',
        job: 'Developer'
    }];
    return this.http.post<PostResponse[]>(`${this.ROOT_URL}/users`, data).map(res => res[0].name);
}

// interface
export interface PostResponse {
    name: string;
    job: string;
}

Refer to AJT_82's stackblitz for a working demo (stackblitz.com/edit/angular-4mgpbw?file=app%2Fapp.component.‌​ts)

Upvotes: 2

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