Angular Injectable decorator - Expected 0 arguments but got 1

Question

I am just getting started with the base tutorial for Angular but I face a small compilation issue.

I am following the tutorial on Angular's website. I am stuck with the dependency injection part because it doesn't want to compile.

In the tutorial they ask to create a service with :

ng generate service hero 

In this generated service you have a decorator like this :

@Injectable() 

Then they ask to add a parameter to that decorator like this :

@Injectable({   providedIn: 'root' }) 

When I try to do so I have a TypeScript error telling me :

error TS2554: Expected 0 arguments, but got 1. The versions I use are those ones :

Angular CLI: 1.7.4 Node: 9.5.0 OS: win32 x64 Angular: 5.2.10 ... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms ... http, language-service, platform-browser ... platform-browser-dynamic, router  @angular/cli: 1.7.4 @angular-devkit/build-optimizer: 0.3.2 @angular-devkit/core: 0.3.2 @angular-devkit/schematics: 0.3.2 @ngtools/json-schema: 1.2.0 @ngtools/webpack: 1.10.2 @schematics/angular: 0.3.2 @schematics/package-update: 0.3.2 typescript: 2.5.3 webpack: 3.11.0 

Any idea why it doesn't accept the parameter ?

Thanks in advance !

Answer 1

This is a new feature in Angular 6.

@Injectable({   providedIn: 'root' }) 

You have two options:

1. Refer to the Angular 5 documentation. (As @r-richards notes - change the version of the docs to v5 in the dropdown at the bottom of the left nav.)

2. Upgrade your project to Angular 6 to fix the issue

Follow the official Angular upgrade guide.

You'll fill out a short form selecting which version of Angular you are on and which version you want to upgrade to. It then shows you the list of necessary steps to take to perform the upgrade. You should follow this guide for all upgrades.

https://update.angular.io/

Here are some notes I took while upgrading from Angular 5 to Angular 6.

Your mileage may vary depending on your configuration. I linked to a couple articles below that helped me.

Update npm (Node Package Manager)

npm install npm@latest -g  

Upgarde node

For Windows and mac users, the easiest method is with the official Node installer. Or see the article below for linux/unix.

https://nodejs.org/en/download/ 

Upgarde Angular CLI globally and locally

npm install -g @angular/cli npm install @angular/cli 

Update package.json

ng update @angular/cli 

Update @Angular/Core

ng update @angular/core 

Update Angular Material if you're using it

ng update @angular/material 

Check for other packages that may need to be upgraded

npm outdated 

Update all outdated packages

npm update 

Or to upgrade a specific package

npm update <package name> 

You may need to convert the angular-cli.json file to angular.json

ng update @angular/cli --migrate-only --from=1.7.4 

And as @Sharondio notes, it never hurts to restart your IDE, and possibly your entire computer at this point if you're seeing weirdisms.

References:

Upgrading Node

http://www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/update-node-js-latest-version/

Upgrading Angular

https://vitalflux.com/upgrade-angular-5-app-angular-6/

Other Troubleshooting Steps

https://stackoverflow.com/a/49811824/151325