No index signature with a parameter of type ‘string’ was found

No index signature with parameter of type ” was not found is an error in typescript. The error basically comes when you try to access a value from object using a dynamic key.

No index signature with a parameter of type ‘string’ was found

How to solve No Index Signature error

The solution of this problem is to use as keyof on the field you are using as a key.

Let’s understand it by taking an example code. I have a model UserModel with three fields – userName, customerName and userId

So instead of using this.key directly, you need to use this.key as keyof UserModel which will solve the Error. It says that the key field you are providing, is a key of model itself. So after that it won’t complain about No Index Signature with parameter of type ‘string’ was found.

No index signature with a parameter of type ” was found

The same error may occur when you do not use a Model Class in your data variable and try to access it with a dynamic key.

No index signature with a parameter of type ‘string’ was found on type ‘{ userName: string; customerName: string; userId: number; }’.

How to solve no index signature error in object

Create Interface (you can create Model Class as well) with the fields according to your Object. In my case I have three fields so I have created an interface like this-

Now declare the user object variable with the interface.

And finally use as keyof operator at the time of accessing the data.

Complete code-

Use Interface with keyof operator

Access Enum By Dynamic Key in TypeScript

If you are trying to access enum properties and its values by dynamic keys in TypeScript project then it may through No index signature with a parameter of type '' was found on type 'typeof MyEnum' error even if you use keyof property.

Access Enum properties and values dynamically in TypeScript
No index signature with a parameter of type ‘number’ was found on type ‘typeof MyEnum’

The solution of the error in case of Enum is to use typeof property along with keyof. Here is how to use-

Use typeof property along with keyof in case of accessing keys from enum dynamically

Use typeof property along with keyof in case of accessing keys from enum dynamically. Refer the solution in above image.

Conclusion

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