Property 'dataset' does not exist on type 'EventTarget'

Question

When trying to access the dataset on a button after a click, I get this^ error.

linkProvider = (ev: React.SyntheticEvent<EventTarget>) => {
  console.debug('ev.target', ev.target.dataset['ix']) // error
}

// in render 
providers.map((provider, ix) => (
  <button key={provider} data-ix={ix} onClick={this.linkProvider}>{provider}</button>
))

Any ideas how to make it work?

Answer 1

Problem is here Element, document, and window can be an EventTarget. You should detect your EventTarget if is an element. So in your case below code should work

linkProvider = (ev: React.SyntheticEvent<EventTarget>) => {
  // If event target not an HTMLButtonElement, exit
  if (!(ev.target instanceof HTMLButtonElement)) {
    return;
  }
  console.debug('ev.target', ev.target.dataset['ix']) 
}

In the short way

linkProvider = (ev: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
  console.debug('ev.target', ev.currentTarget.dataset['ix']) 
}

And also i added example here

Answer 2

Combining both suggestions provided by @Efe and @fatemefazli, I came to a solution that works:

For reference, this is the interface and the reason why it doesn't work with target: (github link)

interface SyntheticEvent<T> {
    /**
     * A reference to the element on which the event listener is registered.
     */
    currentTarget: EventTarget & T;

    // If you thought this should be `EventTarget & T`, see https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/pull/12239
    /**
     * A reference to the element from which the event was originally dispatched.
     * This might be a child element to the element on which the event listener is registered.
     *
     * @see currentTarget
     */
    target: EventTarget;

    // ...
}