renderInput error while using <DatePicker> from MUI X

Question

I am using the below for <DatePicker>. Saw a lot of videos and sandbox where it works fine.

Not sure why I am getting the below error on renderInput

<DatePicker
        label="Basic example"
        value={selectedDate}
        onChange={(newValue) => { setSelectedDate(newValue) }}
        renderInput={(props) => <TextField {...props} />}
      />

Type '{ label: string; value: Date; onChange: (newValue: Date) => void; renderInput: (props: any) => Element; }' is not assignable to type 'IntrinsicAttributes & DatePickerProps<Date> & RefAttributes<HTMLDivElement>'.
  Property 'renderInput' does not exist on type 'IntrinsicAttributes & DatePickerProps<Date> & RefAttributes<HTMLDivElement>'.ts(2322)

Answer 1

Your renderInput seems to be from MUI v5. It's not on current <DatePicker> API: https://mui.com/x/api/date-pickers/date-picker/

For MUI v6 and v7, the slots prop should be used to customize the internal HTML components: https://mui.com/x/api/date-pickers/date-picker/#slots

See here for more information: https://mui.com/x/react-date-pickers/custom-components/#overriding-components

Specifically, the textField slot might be the one you want?

Note that there is also a slotProps prop, to pass through to textField in this example:

<DatePicker
  {...otherProps}
  slots={{
    // Override default <TextField /> with a custom one
    textField: CustomTextField,
  }}
  slotProps={{
    // Pass props `variant={"filled"}` to the `textField` slot
    textField: { variant: "filled" },
  }}
/>

Answer 2

renderInput is the prop used in @mui/x-date-pickers v5 and since v6 were launched it's replaced with customization through slots. So, equivalent to renderInput in a new version is:

<DatePicker
  {...props}
  slots={{
    textField: textFieldProps => <CustomTextField {...textFieldProps} />
  }}
/>