Accessing Window Object from .tsx file

Question

Typically in my .ts files I can access the window object by calling something such as:

(<any>window).myObject

I am getting compilation errors for this in my .tsx files. Is there any way I can access it from a .tsx file?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use the as syntax for type assertion. This is the alternate syntax for type assertion as <type>obj conflicts with JSX syntax:

(window as any).myObject

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The above will work, however if you want strong typing consider augmenting the Window interface to add your property so you will get compile-time type checking:

declare global {
    interface Window {
        myObject: YourObjectType;
    }
}