typescript - Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'MyEnum'?

Question

I am getting this:

error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; status: string; ... }'.
  Types of property 'status' are incompatible.
    Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'MyStatus'.

157     callMethod({ array: [item] })
                             ~~~~

where item = { id: 123, status: MyStatus.Pending } enum, where MyStatus.Pending == 'Pending'.

What to do?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65600948/type-string-is-not-assignable-to-type-myenum

Answer 1

An enum value is not recognised as a string and vice versa, even though the value of them match. You need to set the interface to accept the enum:

{ id: number; status: MyStatus; }

If you absolutely have to use a string, you can use as to get around it, but in all honesty these usually mean you're going against the benefits of TypeScript:

item = { id: 123, status: MyStatus.Pending as string }