declaration or statement expected javascript/typescript

Question

I am using Typescript 1.7 and React 0.14 with the new ES6 systax and I'm having the following destructuring assignment, as explained here as well.

let x0, x1, y0, y1;
if(this.props.viewport) {
    {x0, x1, y0, y1} = this.props.viewport;
}

However, I'm getting the Declaration or statement expected error. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Answer 1

So, I found the problem. Had to wrap the whole line in parenthesis. So the following is correct.

let x0, x1, y0, y1; if(this.props.viewport) {     ({x0, x1, y0, y1} = this.props.viewport); } 

Answer 2

I had this problem because I was trying to use case as a variable name e.g. var case = .... Now I know this error was because case is already used by JavaScript's Switch Statement.