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javascriptreactjsecmascript-2016

Static method is undefined in ES6 classes with a decorator in reactjs


I have an ES6 class with a decorator. It has a static method foo. However when I try to access the static method, its undefined.

@withStyles(styles)
class MyComponent extends Component {
    static foo(){
        return "FOO";
    }
    render(){
        var x = MyComponent.foo; // x=undefined
    }
}

When I remove the decorator I can access the static method. Its no longer undefined.

class MyComponent extends Component {
    static foo(){
        return "FOO";
    }
    render(){
        var x = MyComponent.foo; // x=foo()
    }
}

Is there a workaround for this issue?


Solution

  • If you're using babel with es6, it could be transpiled like that (to es5):

    var MyComponent = (function () {
      function MyComponent() {
        _classCallCheck(this, _MyComponent);
      }
    
      _createClass(MyComponent, null, [{
        key: 'foo',
        value: function foo() {
          return "FOO";
        }
      }]);
    
      var _MyComponent = MyComponent;
      Foo = withStyles(MyComponent) || MyComponent;
      return MyComponent;
    })();
    

    So its problem is that withStyles(MyComponent) will return another function which obviously doesn't have static methods you specified for original class.