When working with React components that may return null or undefined values, implement defensive coding patterns to prevent runtime errors and improve code reliability.
When working with React components that may return null or undefined values, implement defensive coding patterns to prevent runtime errors and improve code reliability.
// Potentially problematic - may cause runtime errors if items contains null
const items = [0, 1, 2, null, 4, false, 6];
return <MyComponent items={items} />;
// Safer approach - create intermediate array and then spread
const items = [0, 1, 2, null, 4, false, 6];
const itemValues = items.filter(item => item !== null);
return <MyComponent items={itemValues} />;
// Risky - assumes arr1[0] exists and has a value property
const MyComponent = ({ arr1 }) => <div>{arr1[0].value}</div>;
// Safer with optional chaining and nullish coalescing
const MyComponent = ({ arr1 }) => <div>{arr1?.[0]?.value ?? 0}</div>;
Following these practices will improve the robustness of your React code and help static analysis tools correctly infer nullability.
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