Angular2 & Typescript - Property name does not exist on type

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The suggested answer to this question using find does not work in Typescript, it cannot compile. I've looked at other similar questions, but they all seem a little different (context) in some way.

This is the array:

categories: Category[] = [];

This is Category object:

export class Category{
  constructor(
    id: string,
    name: string,
    category_types: Object[]
  ) {}
}

and I am trying to find like this (value is a string, eg 'Wood'):

let a = this.categories.find(v => v.name === value);

It says Property name does not exist on type 'Category'.

can you share the code where you set the values for categories? — Jayakrishnan
– Jayakrishnan, Commented May 21, 2017 at 10:34

Saravana · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-21 10:34:47Z

4

That is because your class Category does not have any properties. You can define parameter properties to create properties directly out of constructor parameters:

export class Category{
  constructor(
    public id: string,
    public name: string,
    public category_types: Object[]
  ) {}
}

Now all the parameters of Category are also its public properties.

answered May 21, 2017 at 10:34

Saravana

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