React.createClass({ propTypes: { // You can declare that a prop is a specific JS primitive. By default, these // are all optional. optionalArray: React.PropTypes.array, optionalBool: React.PropTypes.bool, optionalFunc: React.PropTypes.func, optionalNumber: React.PropTypes.number, optionalObject: React.PropTypes.object, optionalString: React.PropTypes.string, optionalSymbol: React.PropTypes.symbol, // Anything that can be rendered: numbers, strings, elements or an array // (or fragment) containing these types. optionalNode: React.PropTypes.node, // A React element. optionalElement: React.PropTypes.element, // You can also declare that a prop is an instance of a class. This uses // JS's instanceof operator. optionalMessage: React.PropTypes.instanceOf(Message), // You can ensure that your prop is limited to specific values by treating // it as an enum. optionalEnum: React.PropTypes.oneOf(['News', 'Photos']), // An object that could be one of many types optionalUnion: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([ React.PropTypes.string, React.PropTypes.number, React.PropTypes.instanceOf(Message) ]), // An array of a certain type optionalArrayOf: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.number), // An object with property values of a certain type optionalObjectOf: React.PropTypes.objectOf(React.PropTypes.number), // An object taking on a particular shape optionalObjectWithShape: React.PropTypes.shape({ color: React.PropTypes.string, fontSize: React.PropTypes.number }), // You can chain any of the above with `isRequired` to make sure a warning // is shown if the prop isn't provided. requiredFunc: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired, // A value of any data type requiredAny: React.PropTypes.any.isRequired, // You can also specify a custom validator. It should return an Error // object if the validation fails. Don't `console.warn` or throw, as this // won't work inside `oneOfType`. customProp: function(props, propName, componentName) { if (!/matchme/.test(props[propName])) { return new Error( 'Invalid prop `' + propName + '` supplied to' + ' `' + componentName + '`. Validation failed.' ); } }, // You can also supply a custom validator to `arrayOf` and `objectOf`. // It should return an Error object if the validation fails. The validator // will be called for each key in the array or object. The first two // arguments of the validator are the array or object itself, and the // current item's key. customArrayProp: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(function(propValue, key, componentName, location, propFullName) { if (!/matchme/.test(propValue[key])) { return new Error( 'Invalid prop `' + propFullName + '` supplied to' + ' `' + componentName + '`. Validation failed.' ); } }) }, /* ... */});