Sometimes, we want to fix the "error TS2533: Object is possibly ‘null’ or ‘undefined’" error with TypeScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to fix the "error TS2533: Object is possibly ‘null’ or ‘undefined’" error with TypeScript.
How to fix the "error TS2533: Object is possibly ‘null’ or ‘undefined’" error with TypeScript?
To fix the "error TS2533: Object is possibly ‘null’ or ‘undefined’" error with TypeScript, we can use the optional chaining operator.
For instance, we write
refToElement?.current?.focus();
to use the optional chaining ?.
to get the value of the refToElement.current.focus
method.
?.
will return undefined
if any of the properties in the chain are null
or undefined
instead of throwing an error.
Conclusion
To fix the "error TS2533: Object is possibly ‘null’ or ‘undefined’" error with TypeScript, we can use the optional chaining operator.