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"q:slot"

'q:slot'?: string;

"xlink:actuate"

'xlink:actuate'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:arcrole"

'xlink:arcrole'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:href"

'xlink:href'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:role"

'xlink:role'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:show"

'xlink:show'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:title"

'xlink:title'?: string | undefined;

"xlink:type"

'xlink:type'?: string | undefined;

"xml:base"

'xml:base'?: string | undefined;

"xml:lang"

'xml:lang'?: string | undefined;

"xml:space"

'xml:space'?: string | undefined;

"xmlns:xlink"

'xmlns:xlink'?: string | undefined;

$

Qwik Optimizer marker function.

Use $(...) to tell Qwik Optimizer to extract the expression in $(...) into a lazy-loadable resource referenced by QRL.

$: <T>(expression: T) => QRL<T>;

Parameter

Type

Description

expression

T

Expression which should be lazy loaded

QRL<T>

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AnchorHTMLAttributes

export interface AnchorHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'a', T>

Extends: Attrs<'a', T>

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AreaHTMLAttributes

export interface AreaHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'area', T>

Extends: Attrs<'area', T>

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AriaAttributes

TS defines these with the React syntax which is not compatible with Qwik. E.g. ariaAtomic instead of aria-atomic.

export interface AriaAttributes

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

"aria-activedescendant"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the currently active element when DOM focus is on a composite widget, textbox, group, or application.

"aria-atomic"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether assistive technologies will present all, or only parts of, the changed region based on the change notifications defined by the aria-relevant attribute.

"aria-autocomplete"?

'none' | 'inline' | 'list' | 'both' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether inputting text could trigger display of one or more predictions of the user's intended value for an input and specifies how predictions would be presented if they are made.

"aria-busy"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates an element is being modified and that assistive technologies MAY want to wait until the modifications are complete before exposing them to the user.

"aria-checked"?

boolean | 'false' | 'mixed' | 'true' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the current "checked" state of checkboxes, radio buttons, and other widgets.

"aria-colcount"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the total number of columns in a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-colindex"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines an element's column index or position with respect to the total number of columns within a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-colspan"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the number of columns spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-controls"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the element (or elements) whose contents or presence are controlled by the current element.

"aria-current"?

boolean | 'false' | 'true' | 'page' | 'step' | 'location' | 'date' | 'time' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements.

"aria-describedby"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.

"aria-details"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the element that provides a detailed, extended description for the object.

"aria-disabled"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable.

"aria-dropeffect"?

'none' | 'copy' | 'execute' | 'link' | 'move' | 'popup' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates what functions can be performed when a dragged object is released on the drop target.

"aria-errormessage"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the element that provides an error message for the object.

"aria-expanded"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether the element, or another grouping element it controls, is currently expanded or collapsed.

"aria-flowto"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the next element (or elements) in an alternate reading order of content which, at the user's discretion, allows assistive technology to override the general default of reading in document source order.

"aria-grabbed"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates an element's "grabbed" state in a drag-and-drop operation.

"aria-haspopup"?

boolean | 'false' | 'true' | 'menu' | 'listbox' | 'tree' | 'grid' | 'dialog' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element, such as menu or dialog, that can be triggered by an element.

"aria-hidden"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API.

"aria-invalid"?

boolean | 'false' | 'true' | 'grammar' | 'spelling' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the entered value does not conform to the format expected by the application.

"aria-keyshortcuts"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Indicates keyboard shortcuts that an author has implemented to activate or give focus to an element.

"aria-label"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Defines a string value that labels the current element.

"aria-labelledby"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.

"aria-level"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the hierarchical level of an element within a structure.

"aria-live"?

'off' | 'assertive' | 'polite' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates that an element will be updated, and describes the types of updates the user agents, assistive technologies, and user can expect from the live region.

"aria-modal"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether an element is modal when displayed.

"aria-multiline"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether a text box accepts multiple lines of input or only a single line.

"aria-multiselectable"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates that the user may select more than one item from the current selectable descendants.

"aria-orientation"?

'horizontal' | 'vertical' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates whether the element's orientation is horizontal, vertical, or unknown/ambiguous.

"aria-owns"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Identifies an element (or elements) in order to define a visual, functional, or contextual parent/child relationship between DOM elements where the DOM hierarchy cannot be used to represent the relationship.

"aria-placeholder"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Defines a short hint (a word or short phrase) intended to aid the user with data entry when the control has no value. A hint could be a sample value or a brief description of the expected format.

"aria-posinset"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines an element's number or position in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM.

"aria-pressed"?

boolean | 'false' | 'mixed' | 'true' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the current "pressed" state of toggle buttons.

"aria-readonly"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates that the element is not editable, but is otherwise operable.

"aria-relevant"?

'additions' | 'additions removals' | 'additions text' | 'all' | 'removals' | 'removals additions' | 'removals text' | 'text' | 'text additions' | 'text removals' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates what notifications the user agent will trigger when the accessibility tree within a live region is modified.

"aria-required"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates that user input is required on the element before a form may be submitted.

"aria-roledescription"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.

"aria-rowcount"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the total number of rows in a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-rowindex"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines an element's row index or position with respect to the total number of rows within a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-rowspan"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the number of rows spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid.

"aria-selected"?

Booleanish | undefined

(Optional) Indicates the current "selected" state of various widgets.

"aria-setsize"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the number of items in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM.

"aria-sort"?

'none' | 'ascending' | 'descending' | 'other' | undefined

(Optional) Indicates if items in a table or grid are sorted in ascending or descending order.

"aria-valuemax"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the maximum allowed value for a range widget.

"aria-valuemin"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the minimum allowed value for a range widget.

"aria-valuenow"?

number | undefined

(Optional) Defines the current value for a range widget.

"aria-valuetext"?

string | undefined

(Optional) Defines the human readable text alternative of aria-valuenow for a range widget.

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AriaRole

export type AriaRole =
  | "alert"
  | "alertdialog"
  | "application"
  | "article"
  | "banner"
  | "button"
  | "cell"
  | "checkbox"
  | "columnheader"
  | "combobox"
  | "complementary"
  | "contentinfo"
  | "definition"
  | "dialog"
  | "directory"
  | "document"
  | "feed"
  | "figure"
  | "form"
  | "grid"
  | "gridcell"
  | "group"
  | "heading"
  | "img"
  | "link"
  | "list"
  | "listbox"
  | "listitem"
  | "log"
  | "main"
  | "marquee"
  | "math"
  | "menu"
  | "menubar"
  | "menuitem"
  | "menuitemcheckbox"
  | "menuitemradio"
  | "navigation"
  | "none"
  | "note"
  | "option"
  | "presentation"
  | "progressbar"
  | "radio"
  | "radiogroup"
  | "region"
  | "row"
  | "rowgroup"
  | "rowheader"
  | "scrollbar"
  | "search"
  | "searchbox"
  | "separator"
  | "slider"
  | "spinbutton"
  | "status"
  | "switch"
  | "tab"
  | "table"
  | "tablist"
  | "tabpanel"
  | "term"
  | "textbox"
  | "timer"
  | "toolbar"
  | "tooltip"
  | "tree"
  | "treegrid"
  | "treeitem"
  | (string & {});

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AudioHTMLAttributes

export interface AudioHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'audio', T>

Extends: Attrs<'audio', T>

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BaseHTMLAttributes

export interface BaseHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'base', T>

Extends: Attrs<'base', T>

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BlockquoteHTMLAttributes

export interface BlockquoteHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'blockquote', T>

Extends: Attrs<'blockquote', T>

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Booleanish

export type Booleanish = boolean | `${boolean}`;

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ButtonHTMLAttributes

export interface ButtonHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'button', T>

Extends: Attrs<'button', T>

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cache

cache(policyOrMilliseconds: number | 'immutable'): void;

Parameter

Type

Description

policyOrMilliseconds

number | 'immutable'

void

CanvasHTMLAttributes

export interface CanvasHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'canvas', T>

Extends: Attrs<'canvas', T>

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ClassList

A class list can be a string, a boolean, an array, or an object.

If it's an array, each item is a class list and they are all added.

If it's an object, then the keys are class name strings, and the values are booleans that determine if the class name string should be added or not.

export type ClassList =
  | string
  | undefined
  | null
  | false
  | Record<string, boolean | string | number | null | undefined>
  | ClassList[];

References: ClassList

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cleanup

cleanup(): void;

Returns:

void

ColgroupHTMLAttributes

export interface ColgroupHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'colgroup', T>

Extends: Attrs<'colgroup', T>

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ColHTMLAttributes

export interface ColHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'col', T>

Extends: Attrs<'col', T>

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Component

Type representing the Qwik component.

Component is the type returned by invoking component$.

interface MyComponentProps {
  someProp: string;
}
const MyComponent: Component<MyComponentProps> = component$(
  (props: MyComponentProps) => {
    return <span>{props.someProp}</span>;
  },
);

export type Component<PROPS = unknown> = FunctionComponent<PublicProps<PROPS>>;

References: FunctionComponent, PublicProps

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component$

Declare a Qwik component that can be used to create UI.

Use component$ to declare a Qwik component. A Qwik component is a special kind of component that allows the Qwik framework to lazy load and execute the component independently of other Qwik components as well as lazy load the component's life-cycle hooks and event handlers.

Side note: You can also declare regular (standard JSX) components that will have standard synchronous behavior.

Qwik component is a facade that describes how the component should be used without forcing the implementation of the component to be eagerly loaded. A minimum Qwik definition consists of:

Example

An example showing how to create a counter component:

export interface CounterProps {
  initialValue?: number;
  step?: number;
}
export const Counter = component$((props: CounterProps) => {
  const state = useStore({ count: props.initialValue || 0 });
  return (
    <div>
      <span>{state.count}</span>
      <button onClick$={() => (state.count += props.step || 1)}>+</button>
    </div>
  );
});

• component$ is how a component gets declared. - { value?: number; step?: number } declares the public (props) interface of the component. - { count: number } declares the private (state) interface of the component.

The above can then be used like so:

export const OtherComponent = component$(() => {
  return <Counter initialValue={100} />;
});

See also: component, useCleanup, onResume, onPause, useOn, useOnDocument, useOnWindow, useStyles

component$: <PROPS = unknown>(onMount: OnRenderFn<PROPS>) => Component<PROPS>;

Parameter

Type

Description

onMount

OnRenderFn<PROPS>

Component<PROPS>

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ComponentBaseProps

export interface ComponentBaseProps

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

"q:slot"?

string

(Optional)

key?

string | number | null | undefined

(Optional)

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ComputedFn

export type ComputedFn<T> = () => T;

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ComputedSignal

A computed signal is a signal which is calculated from other signals. When the signals change, the computed signal is recalculated, and if the result changed, all tasks which are tracking the signal will be re-run and all components that read the signal will be re-rendered.

export interface ComputedSignal<T> extends ReadonlySignal<T>

Extends: ReadonlySignal<T>

Method

Description

force()

Use this to force recalculation and running subscribers, for example when the calculated value mutates but remains the same object. Useful for third-party libraries.

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ContextId

ContextId is a typesafe ID for your context.

Context is a way to pass stores to the child components without prop-drilling.

Use createContextId() to create a ContextId. A ContextId is just a serializable identifier for the context. It is not the context value itself. See useContextProvider() and useContext() for the values. Qwik needs a serializable ID for the context so that the it can track context providers and consumers in a way that survives resumability.

Example

// Declare the Context type.
interface TodosStore {
  items: string[];
}
// Create a Context ID (no data is saved here.)
// You will use this ID to both create and retrieve the Context.
export const TodosContext = createContextId<TodosStore>("Todos");
 
// Example of providing context to child components.
export const App = component$(() => {
  useContextProvider(
    TodosContext,
    useStore<TodosStore>({
      items: ["Learn Qwik", "Build Qwik app", "Profit"],
    }),
  );
 
  return <Items />;
});
 
// Example of retrieving the context provided by a parent component.
export const Items = component$(() => {
  const todos = useContext(TodosContext);
  return (
    <ul>
      {todos.items.map((item) => (
        <li>{item}</li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
});

export interface ContextId<STATE>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

__brand_context_type__

readonly

STATE

Design-time property to store type information for the context.

id

readonly

string

A unique ID for the context.

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CorePlatform

Low-level API for platform abstraction.

Different platforms (browser, node, service workers) may have different ways of handling things such as requestAnimationFrame and imports. To make Qwik platform-independent Qwik uses the CorePlatform API to access the platform API.

CorePlatform also is responsible for importing symbols. The import map is different on the client (browser) then on the server. For this reason, the server has a manifest that is used to map symbols to javascript chunks. The manifest is encapsulated in CorePlatform, for this reason, the CorePlatform can't be global as there may be multiple applications running at server concurrently.

This is a low-level API and there should not be a need for you to access this.

export interface CorePlatform

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

chunkForSymbol

(symbolName: string, chunk: string | null, parent?: string) => readonly [symbol: string, chunk: string] | undefined

Retrieve chunk name for the symbol.

When the application is running on the server the symbols may be imported from different files (as server build is typically a single javascript chunk.) For this reason, it is necessary to convert the chunks from server format to client (browser) format. This is done by looking up symbols (which are globally unique) in the manifest. (Manifest is the mapping of symbols to the client chunk names.)

importSymbol

(containerEl: Element | undefined, url: string | URL | undefined | null, symbol: string) => ValueOrPromise<any>

Retrieve a symbol value from QRL.

Qwik needs to lazy load data and closures. For this Qwik uses QRLs that are serializable references of resources that are needed. The QRLs contain all the information necessary to retrieve the reference using importSymbol.

Why not use import()? Because import() is relative to the current file, and the current file is always the Qwik framework. So QRLs have additional information that allows them to serialize imports relative to application base rather than the Qwik framework file.

isServer

boolean

True of running on the server platform.

nextTick

(fn: () => any) => Promise<any>

Perform operation on next tick.

raf

(fn: () => any) => Promise<any>

Perform operation on next request-animation-frame.

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CorrectedToggleEvent

This corrects the TS definition for ToggleEvent

export interface CorrectedToggleEvent extends Event

Extends: Event

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

newState

readonly

'open' | 'closed'

prevState

readonly

'open' | 'closed'

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createComputed$

Create a computed signal which is calculated from the given QRL. A computed signal is a signal which is calculated from other signals. When the signals change, the computed signal is recalculated.

The QRL must be a function which returns the value of the signal. The function must not have side effects, and it mus be synchronous.

If you need the function to be async, use useSignal and useTask$ instead.

createComputed$: <T>(qrl: () => T) => T extends Promise<any> ? never : ComputedSignal<T>

Parameter

Type

Description

qrl

() => T

T extends Promise<any> ? never : ComputedSignal<T>

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createContextId

Create a context ID to be used in your application. The name should be written with no spaces.

Context is a way to pass stores to the child components without prop-drilling.

Use createContextId() to create a ContextId. A ContextId is just a serializable identifier for the context. It is not the context value itself. See useContextProvider() and useContext() for the values. Qwik needs a serializable ID for the context so that the it can track context providers and consumers in a way that survives resumability.

Example

// Declare the Context type.
interface TodosStore {
  items: string[];
}
// Create a Context ID (no data is saved here.)
// You will use this ID to both create and retrieve the Context.
export const TodosContext = createContextId<TodosStore>("Todos");
 
// Example of providing context to child components.
export const App = component$(() => {
  useContextProvider(
    TodosContext,
    useStore<TodosStore>({
      items: ["Learn Qwik", "Build Qwik app", "Profit"],
    }),
  );
 
  return <Items />;
});
 
// Example of retrieving the context provided by a parent component.
export const Items = component$(() => {
  const todos = useContext(TodosContext);
  return (
    <ul>
      {todos.items.map((item) => (
        <li>{item}</li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
});

createContextId: <STATE = unknown>(name: string) => ContextId<STATE>;

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

The name of the context.

ContextId<STATE>

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createSignal

Creates a Signal with the given value. If no value is given, the signal is created with undefined.

createSignal: {
    <T>(): Signal<T | undefined>;
    <T>(value: T): Signal<T>;
}

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CSSProperties

export interface CSSProperties extends CSS.Properties<string | number>, CSS.PropertiesHyphen<string | number>

Extends: CSS.Properties<string | number>, CSS.PropertiesHyphen<string | number>

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DataHTMLAttributes

export interface DataHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'data', T>

Extends: Attrs<'data', T>

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DelHTMLAttributes

export interface DelHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'del', T>

Extends: Attrs<'del', T>

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DetailsHTMLAttributes

export interface DetailsHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'details', T>

Extends: Attrs<'details', T>

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DevJSX

export interface DevJSX

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

columnNumber

number

fileName

string

lineNumber

number

stack?

string

(Optional)

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DialogHTMLAttributes

export interface DialogHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'dialog', T>

Extends: Attrs<'dialog', T>

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DOMAttributes

The Qwik-specific attributes that DOM elements accept

export interface DOMAttributes<EL extends Element> extends DOMAttributesBase<EL>, QwikEvents<EL>

Extends: DOMAttributesBase<EL>, QwikEvents<EL>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

class?

ClassList | Signal<ClassList> | undefined

(Optional)

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EagernessOptions

export type EagernessOptions = "visible" | "load" | "idle";

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Element

type Element = JSXOutput;

References: JSXOutput

ElementChildrenAttribute

interface ElementChildrenAttribute

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

children

JSXChildren

ElementType

type ElementType = string | FunctionComponent<Record<any, any>>;

References: FunctionComponent

EmbedHTMLAttributes

export interface EmbedHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'embed', T>

Extends: Attrs<'embed', T>

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ErrorBoundaryStore

export interface ErrorBoundaryStore

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

error

any | undefined

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event$

event$: <T>(qrl: T) => import("./qrl.public").QRL<T>;

Parameter

Type

Description

qrl

T

import("./qrl.public").QRL<T>

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EventHandler

A DOM event handler

export type EventHandler<EV = Event, EL = Element> = {
  bivarianceHack(event: EV, element: EL): any;
}["bivarianceHack"];

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FieldsetHTMLAttributes

export interface FieldsetHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'fieldset', T>

Extends: Attrs<'fieldset', T>

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force

Use this to force recalculation and running subscribers, for example when the calculated value mutates but remains the same object. Useful for third-party libraries.

force(): void;

Returns:

void

FormHTMLAttributes

export interface FormHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'form', T>

Extends: Attrs<'form', T>

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Fragment

Fragment: FunctionComponent<{
  children?: any;
  key?: string | number | null;
}>;

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FunctionComponent

Any function taking a props object that returns JSXOutput.

The key, flags and dev parameters are for internal use.

export type FunctionComponent<P = unknown> = {
  renderFn(
    props: P,
    key: string | null,
    flags: number,
    dev?: DevJSX,
  ): JSXOutput;
}["renderFn"];

References: DevJSX, JSXOutput

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getDomContainer

export declare function getDomContainer(
  element: Element | VNode,
): IClientContainer;

Parameter

Type

Description

element

Element | VNode

IClientContainer

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getLocale

Retrieve the current locale.

If no current locale and there is no defaultLocale the function throws an error.

export declare function getLocale(defaultLocale?: string): string;

Parameter

Type

Description

defaultLocale

string

(Optional)

string

The locale.

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getPlatform

Retrieve the CorePlatform.

The CorePlatform is also responsible for retrieving the Manifest, that contains mappings from symbols to javascript import chunks. For this reason, CorePlatform can't be global, but is specific to the application currently running. On server it is possible that many different applications are running in a single server instance, and for this reason the CorePlatform is associated with the application document.

getPlatform: () => CorePlatform;

Returns:

CorePlatform

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h

The legacy transform, used in special cases like <div {...props} key="key" />. Note that the children are spread arguments, instead of a prop like in jsx() calls.

Also note that this disables optimizations.

export declare function h<
  TYPE extends string | FunctionComponent<PROPS>,
  PROPS extends {} = {},
>(type: TYPE, props?: PROPS | null, ...children: any[]): JSXNode<TYPE>;

Parameter

Type

Description

type

TYPE

props

PROPS | null

(Optional)

children

any[]

JSXNode<TYPE>

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HrHTMLAttributes

export interface HrHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'hr', T>

Extends: Attrs<'hr', T>

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HTMLAttributeAnchorTarget

export type HTMLAttributeAnchorTarget =
  | "_self"
  | "_blank"
  | "_parent"
  | "_top"
  | (string & {});

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HTMLAttributeReferrerPolicy

export type HTMLAttributeReferrerPolicy = ReferrerPolicy;

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HTMLAttributes

export interface HTMLAttributes<E extends Element> extends HTMLElementAttrs, DOMAttributes<E>

Extends: HTMLElementAttrs, DOMAttributes<E>

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HTMLCrossOriginAttribute

export type HTMLCrossOriginAttribute =
  | "anonymous"
  | "use-credentials"
  | ""
  | undefined;

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HTMLElementAttrs

export interface HTMLElementAttrs extends HTMLAttributesBase, FilterBase<HTMLElement>

Extends: HTMLAttributesBase, FilterBase<HTMLElement>

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HtmlHTMLAttributes

export interface HtmlHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'html', T>

Extends: Attrs<'html', T>

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HTMLInputAutocompleteAttribute

export type HTMLInputAutocompleteAttribute =
  | "on"
  | "off"
  | "billing"
  | "shipping"
  | "name"
  | "honorific-prefix"
  | "given-name"
  | "additional-name"
  | "family-name"
  | "honorific-suffix"
  | "nickname"
  | "username"
  | "new-password"
  | "current-password"
  | "one-time-code"
  | "organization-title"
  | "organization"
  | "street-address"
  | "address-line1"
  | "address-line2"
  | "address-line3"
  | "address-level4"
  | "address-level3"
  | "address-level2"
  | "address-level1"
  | "country"
  | "country-name"
  | "postal-code"
  | "cc-name"
  | "cc-given-name"
  | "cc-additional-name"
  | "cc-family-name"
  | "cc-number"
  | "cc-exp"
  | "cc-exp-month"
  | "cc-exp-year"
  | "cc-csc"
  | "cc-type"
  | "transaction-currency"
  | "transaction-amount"
  | "language"
  | "bday"
  | "bday-day"
  | "bday-month"
  | "bday-year"
  | "sex"
  | "url"
  | "photo";

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HTMLInputTypeAttribute

export type HTMLInputTypeAttribute =
  | "button"
  | "checkbox"
  | "color"
  | "date"
  | "datetime-local"
  | "email"
  | "file"
  | "hidden"
  | "image"
  | "month"
  | "number"
  | "password"
  | "radio"
  | "range"
  | "reset"
  | "search"
  | "submit"
  | "tel"
  | "text"
  | "time"
  | "url"
  | "week"
  | (string & {});

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IframeHTMLAttributes

export interface IframeHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'iframe', T>

Extends: Attrs<'iframe', T>

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ImgHTMLAttributes

export interface ImgHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'img', T>

Extends: Attrs<'img', T>

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implicit$FirstArg

Create a ____$(...) convenience method from ___(...).

It is very common for functions to take a lazy-loadable resource as a first argument. For this reason, the Qwik Optimizer automatically extracts the first argument from any function which ends in $.

This means that foo$(arg0) and foo($(arg0)) are equivalent with respect to Qwik Optimizer. The former is just a shorthand for the latter.

For example, these function calls are equivalent:

• component$(() => {...}) is same as component($(() => {...}))

export function myApi(callback: QRL<() => void>): void {
  // ...
}
 
export const myApi$ = implicit$FirstArg(myApi);
// type of myApi$: (callback: () => void): void
 
// can be used as:
myApi$(() => console.log("callback"));
 
// will be transpiled to:
// FILE: <current file>
myApi(qrl("./chunk-abc.js", "callback"));
 
// FILE: chunk-abc.js
export const callback = () => console.log("callback");

implicit$FirstArg: <FIRST, REST extends any[], RET>(
    fn: (qrl: QRL<FIRST>, ...rest: REST) => RET,
  ) =>
  (qrl: FIRST, ...rest: REST) =>
    RET;

Parameter

Type

Description

fn

(qrl: QRL<FIRST>, ...rest: REST) => RET

A function that should have its first argument automatically $.

((qrl: FIRST, ...rest: REST) => RET)

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InputHTMLAttributes

export type InputHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> = Attrs<
  "input",
  T,
  HTMLInputElement
>;

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InsHTMLAttributes

export interface InsHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'ins', T>

Extends: Attrs<'ins', T>

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IntrinsicAttributes

interface IntrinsicAttributes extends QwikIntrinsicAttributes

Extends: QwikIntrinsicAttributes

IntrinsicElements

export interface IntrinsicElements extends IntrinsicHTMLElements, IntrinsicSVGElements

Extends: IntrinsicHTMLElements, IntrinsicSVGElements

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IntrinsicHTMLElements

These are the HTML tags with handlers allowing plain callbacks, to be used for the JSX interface

export type IntrinsicHTMLElements = {
  [key in keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap]: Augmented<
    HTMLElementTagNameMap[key],
    SpecialAttrs[key]
  > &
    HTMLAttributes<HTMLElementTagNameMap[key]>;
} & {
  [unknownTag: string]: {
    [prop: string]: any;
  } & HTMLElementAttrs &
    HTMLAttributes<any>;
};

References: HTMLAttributes, HTMLElementAttrs

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IntrinsicSVGElements

These are the SVG tags with handlers allowing plain callbacks, to be used for the JSX interface

export type IntrinsicSVGElements = {
  [K in keyof Omit<
    SVGElementTagNameMap,
    keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap
  >]: LenientSVGProps<SVGElementTagNameMap[K]>;
};

References: LenientSVGProps

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isSignal

isSignal: (value: any) => value is ISignal<unknown>

Parameter

Type

Description

value

any

value is ISignal<unknown>

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jsx

Used by the JSX transpilers to create a JSXNode. Note that the optimizer will not use this, instead using _jsxSplit and _jsxSorted directly.

jsx: <T extends string | FunctionComponent<any>>(
  type: T,
  props: T extends FunctionComponent<infer PROPS> ? PROPS : Props,
  key?: string | number | null,
) => JSXNode<T>;

Parameter

Type

Description

type

T

props

T extends FunctionComponent<infer PROPS> ? PROPS : Props

key

string | number | null

(Optional)

JSXNode<T>

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JSXChildren

export type JSXChildren =
  | string
  | number
  | boolean
  | null
  | undefined
  | Function
  | RegExp
  | JSXChildren[]
  | Promise<JSXChildren>
  | Signal<JSXChildren>
  | JSXNode;

References: JSXChildren, Signal, JSXNode

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jsxDEV

jsxDEV: <T extends string | FunctionComponent<Props>>(
  type: T,
  props: T extends FunctionComponent<infer PROPS> ? PROPS : Props,
  key: string | number | null | undefined,
  _isStatic: boolean,
  opts: JsxDevOpts,
  _ctx: unknown,
) => JSXNode<T>;

Parameter

Type

Description

type

T

props

T extends FunctionComponent<infer PROPS> ? PROPS : Props

key

string | number | null | undefined

_isStatic

boolean

opts

JsxDevOpts

_ctx

unknown

JSXNode<T>

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JSXNode

A JSX Node, an internal structure. You probably want to use JSXOutput instead.

export interface JSXNode<T extends string | FunctionComponent | unknown = unknown>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

children

JSXChildren | null

constProps

Record<any, unknown> | null

dev?

DevJSX

(Optional)

flags

number

key

string | null

props

T extends FunctionComponent<infer P> ? P : Record<any, unknown>

type

T

varProps

Record<any, unknown>

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JSXOutput

Any valid output for a component

export type JSXOutput =
  | JSXNode
  | string
  | number
  | boolean
  | null
  | undefined
  | JSXOutput[];

References: JSXNode, JSXOutput

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JSXTagName

export type JSXTagName =
  | keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap
  | Omit<string, keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>;

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KeygenHTMLAttributes

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

in html5

export interface KeygenHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'base', T>

Extends: Attrs<'base', T>

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KnownEventNames

The names of events that Qwik knows about. They are all lowercase, but on the JSX side, they are PascalCase for nicer DX. (onAuxClick$ vs onauxclick$)

export type KnownEventNames = LiteralUnion<AllEventKeys, string>;

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LabelHTMLAttributes

export interface LabelHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'label', T>

Extends: Attrs<'label', T>

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LenientSVGProps

export interface LenientSVGProps<T extends Element> extends SVGAttributes, DOMAttributes<T>

Extends: SVGAttributes, DOMAttributes<T>

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LiHTMLAttributes

export interface LiHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'li', T>

Extends: Attrs<'li', T>

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LinkHTMLAttributes

export interface LinkHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'link', T>

Extends: Attrs<'link', T>

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MapHTMLAttributes

export interface MapHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'map', T>

Extends: Attrs<'map', T>

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MediaHTMLAttributes

export interface MediaHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends HTMLAttributes<T>, Augmented<HTMLMediaElement, {
    crossOrigin?: HTMLCrossOriginAttribute;
}>

Extends: HTMLAttributes<T>, Augmented<HTMLMediaElement, { crossOrigin?: HTMLCrossOriginAttribute; }>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

crossOrigin?

HTMLCrossOriginAttribute

(Optional)

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MenuHTMLAttributes

export interface MenuHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'menu', T>

Extends: Attrs<'menu', T>

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MetaHTMLAttributes

export interface MetaHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'meta', T>

Extends: Attrs<'meta', T>

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MeterHTMLAttributes

export interface MeterHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'meter', T>

Extends: Attrs<'meter', T>

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NativeAnimationEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use AnimationEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeAnimationEvent = AnimationEvent;

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NativeClipboardEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use ClipboardEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeClipboardEvent = ClipboardEvent;

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NativeCompositionEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use CompositionEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeCompositionEvent = CompositionEvent;

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NativeDragEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use DragEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeDragEvent = DragEvent;

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NativeFocusEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use FocusEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeFocusEvent = FocusEvent;

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NativeKeyboardEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use KeyboardEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeKeyboardEvent = KeyboardEvent;

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NativeMouseEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use MouseEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeMouseEvent = MouseEvent;

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NativePointerEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use PointerEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativePointerEvent = PointerEvent;

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NativeTouchEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use TouchEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeTouchEvent = TouchEvent;

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NativeTransitionEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use TransitionEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeTransitionEvent = TransitionEvent;

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NativeUIEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use UIEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeUIEvent = UIEvent;

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NativeWheelEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use WheelEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type NativeWheelEvent = WheelEvent;

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noSerialize

Returned type of the noSerialize() function. It will be TYPE or undefined.

export type NoSerialize<T> =
  | (T & {
      __no_serialize__: true;
    })
  | undefined;

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NoSerialize

Returned type of the noSerialize() function. It will be TYPE or undefined.

export type NoSerialize<T> =
  | (T & {
      __no_serialize__: true;
    })
  | undefined;

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Numberish

export type Numberish = number | `${number}`;

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ObjectHTMLAttributes

export interface ObjectHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'object', T>

Extends: Attrs<'object', T>

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OlHTMLAttributes

export interface OlHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'ol', T>

Extends: Attrs<'ol', T>

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OnRenderFn

export type OnRenderFn<PROPS> = (props: PROPS) => JSXOutput;

References: JSXOutput

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OnVisibleTaskOptions

export interface OnVisibleTaskOptions

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

strategy?

VisibleTaskStrategy

(Optional) The strategy to use to determine when the "VisibleTask" should first execute.

• intersection-observer: the task will first execute when the element is visible in the viewport, under the hood it uses the IntersectionObserver API. - document-ready: the task will first execute when the document is ready, under the hood it uses the document load event. - document-idle: the task will first execute when the document is idle, under the hood it uses the requestIdleCallback API.

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OptgroupHTMLAttributes

export interface OptgroupHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'optgroup', T>

Extends: Attrs<'optgroup', T>

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OptionHTMLAttributes

export interface OptionHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'option', T>

Extends: Attrs<'option', T>

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OutputHTMLAttributes

export interface OutputHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'output', T>

Extends: Attrs<'output', T>

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ParamHTMLAttributes

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Old DOM API

export interface ParamHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'base', T, HTMLParamElement>

Extends: Attrs<'base', T, HTMLParamElement>

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PrefetchGraph

This API is provided as a beta preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Load the prefetch graph for the container.

Each Qwik container needs to include its own prefetch graph.

PrefetchGraph: (opts?: {
  base?: string;
  manifestHash?: string;
  manifestURL?: string;
  nonce?: string;
}) => JSXNode<string>;

Parameter

Type

Description

opts

{ base?: string; manifestHash?: string; manifestURL?: string; nonce?: string; }

(Optional) Options for the loading prefetch graph.

• base - Base of the graph. For a default installation this will default to the q:base value /build/. But if more than one MFE is installed on the page, then each MFE needs to have its own base. - manifestHash - Hash of the manifest file to load. If not provided the hash will be extracted from the container attribute q:manifest-hash and assume the default build file ${base}/q-bundle-graph-${manifestHash}.json. - manifestURL - URL of the manifest file to load if non-standard bundle graph location name.

JSXNode<string>

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PrefetchServiceWorker

This API is provided as a beta preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Install a service worker which will prefetch the bundles.

There can only be one service worker per page. Because there can be many separate Qwik Containers on the page each container needs to load its prefetch graph using PrefetchGraph component.

PrefetchServiceWorker: (opts: {
  base?: string;
  scope?: string;
  path?: string;
  verbose?: boolean;
  fetchBundleGraph?: boolean;
  nonce?: string;
}) => JSXNode<"script">;

Parameter

Type

Description

opts

{ base?: string; scope?: string; path?: string; verbose?: boolean; fetchBundleGraph?: boolean; nonce?: string; }

Options for the prefetch service worker.

• base - Base URL for the service worker. Default is import.meta.env.BASE_URL, which is defined by Vite's config.base and defaults to /. - scope - Base URL for when the service-worker will activate. Default is / - path - Path to the service worker. Default is qwik-prefetch-service-worker.js unless you pass a path that starts with a / then the base is ignored. Default is qwik-prefetch-service-worker.js - verbose - Verbose logging for the service worker installation. Default is false - nonce - Optional nonce value for security purposes, defaults to undefined.

JSXNode<'script'>

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ProgressHTMLAttributes

export interface ProgressHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'progress', T>

Extends: Attrs<'progress', T>

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PropFunction

Alias for QRL<T>. Of historic relevance only.

export type PropFunction<T> = QRL<T>;

References: QRL

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PropsOf

Infers Props from the component or tag.

export type PropsOf<COMP> = COMP extends string
  ? COMP extends keyof QwikIntrinsicElements
    ? QwikIntrinsicElements[COMP]
    : QwikIntrinsicElements["span"]
  : NonNullable<COMP> extends never
    ? never
    : COMP extends FunctionComponent<infer PROPS>
      ? PROPS extends Record<any, infer V>
        ? IsAny<V> extends true
          ? never
          : ObjectProps<PROPS>
        : COMP extends Component<infer OrigProps>
          ? ObjectProps<OrigProps>
          : PROPS
      : never;

References: QwikIntrinsicElements, FunctionComponent, Component

const Desc = component$(
  ({ desc, ...props }: { desc: string } & PropsOf<"div">) => {
    return <div {...props}>{desc}</div>;
  },
);
 
const TitleBox = component$(
  ({ title, ...props }: { title: string } & PropsOf<Box>) => {
    return (
      <Box {...props}>
        <h1>{title}</h1>
      </Box>
    );
  },
);

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PublicProps

Extends the defined component PROPS, adding the default ones (children and q:slot) and allowing plain functions to QRL arguments.

export type PublicProps<PROPS> = (PROPS extends Record<any, any>
  ? Omit<PROPS, `${string}$`> & _Only$<PROPS>
  : unknown extends PROPS
    ? {}
    : PROPS) &
  ComponentBaseProps &
  ComponentChildren<PROPS>;

References: ComponentBaseProps

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qrl

The QRL type represents a lazy-loadable AND serializable resource.

QRL stands for Qwik URL.

Use QRL when you want to refer to a lazy-loaded resource. QRLs are most often used for code (functions) but can also be used for other resources such as strings in the case of styles.

QRL is an opaque token that is generated by the Qwik Optimizer. (Do not rely on any properties in QRL as it may change between versions.)

## Creating QRL references

Creating QRL is done using $(...) function. $(...) is a special marker for the Qwik Optimizer that marks that the code should be extracted into a lazy-loaded symbol.

useOnDocument(
  "mousemove",
  $((event) => console.log("mousemove", event)),
);

In the above code, the Qwik Optimizer detects $(...) and transforms the code as shown below:

// FILE: <current file>
useOnDocument("mousemove", qrl("./chunk-abc.js", "onMousemove"));
 
// FILE: chunk-abc.js
export const onMousemove = () => console.log("mousemove");

NOTE: qrl(...) is a result of Qwik Optimizer transformation. You should never have to invoke this function directly in your application. The qrl(...) function should be invoked only after the Qwik Optimizer transformation.

## Using QRLs

Use QRL type in your application when you want to get a lazy-loadable reference to a resource (most likely a function).

// Example of declaring a custom functions which takes callback as QRL.
export function useMyFunction(callback: QRL<() => void>) {
  doExtraStuff();
  // The callback passed to `onDocument` requires `QRL`.
  useOnDocument("mousemove", callback);
}

In the above example, the way to think about the code is that you are not asking for a callback function but rather a reference to a lazy-loadable callback function. Specifically, the function loading should be delayed until it is actually needed. In the above example, the function would not load until after a mousemove event on document fires.

## Resolving QRL references

At times it may be necessary to resolve a QRL reference to the actual value. This can be performed using QRL.resolve(..) function.

// Assume you have QRL reference to a greet function
const lazyGreet: QRL<() => void> = $(() => console.log("Hello World!"));
 
// Use `qrlImport` to load / resolve the reference.
const greet: () => void = await lazyGreet.resolve();
 
//  Invoke it
greet();

NOTE: element is needed because QRLs are relative and need a base location to resolve against. The base location is encoded in the HTML in the form of <div q:base="/url">.

## QRL.resolved

Once QRL.resolve() returns, the value is stored under QRL.resolved. This allows the value to be used without having to await QRL.resolve() again.

## Question: Why not just use import()?

At first glance, QRL serves the same purpose as import(). However, there are three subtle differences that need to be taken into account.

1. QRLs must be serializable into HTML. 2. QRLs must be resolved by framework relative to q:base. 3. QRLs must be able to capture lexically scoped variables. 4. QRLs encapsulate the difference between running with and without Qwik Optimizer. 5. QRLs allow expressing lazy-loaded boundaries without thinking about chunk and symbol names.

Let's assume that you intend to write code such as this:

return <button onClick={() => (await import('./chunk-abc.js')).onClick}>

The above code needs to be serialized into DOM such as:

<div q:base="/build/">
  <button on:click="./chunk-abc.js#onClick">...</button>
</div>

1. Notice there is no easy way to extract chunk (./chunk-abc.js) and symbol (onClick) into HTML. 2. Notice that even if you could extract it, the import('./chunk-abc.js') would become relative to where the import() file is declared. Because it is our framework doing the load, the ./chunk-abc.js would become relative to the framework file. This is not correct, as it should be relative to the original file generated by the bundler. 3. Next, the framework needs to resolve the ./chunk-abc.js and needs a base location that is encoded in the HTML. 4. The QRL needs to be able to capture lexically scoped variables. (import() only allows loading top-level symbols which don't capture variables.) 5. As a developer, you don't want to think about import and naming the chunks and symbols. You just want to say: "this should be lazy."

These are the main reasons why Qwik introduces its own concept of QRL.

export type QRL<TYPE = unknown> = {
  __qwik_serializable__?: any;
  __brand__QRL__: TYPE;
  resolve(): Promise<TYPE>;
  resolved: undefined | TYPE;
  getCaptured(): unknown[] | null;
  getSymbol(): string;
  getHash(): string;
  dev: QRLDev | null;
} & BivariantQrlFn<QrlArgs<TYPE>, QrlReturn<TYPE>>;

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QRL

The QRL type represents a lazy-loadable AND serializable resource.

QRL stands for Qwik URL.

Use QRL when you want to refer to a lazy-loaded resource. QRLs are most often used for code (functions) but can also be used for other resources such as strings in the case of styles.

QRL is an opaque token that is generated by the Qwik Optimizer. (Do not rely on any properties in QRL as it may change between versions.)

## Creating QRL references

Creating QRL is done using $(...) function. $(...) is a special marker for the Qwik Optimizer that marks that the code should be extracted into a lazy-loaded symbol.

useOnDocument(
  "mousemove",
  $((event) => console.log("mousemove", event)),
);

In the above code, the Qwik Optimizer detects $(...) and transforms the code as shown below:

// FILE: <current file>
useOnDocument("mousemove", qrl("./chunk-abc.js", "onMousemove"));
 
// FILE: chunk-abc.js
export const onMousemove = () => console.log("mousemove");

NOTE: qrl(...) is a result of Qwik Optimizer transformation. You should never have to invoke this function directly in your application. The qrl(...) function should be invoked only after the Qwik Optimizer transformation.

## Using QRLs

Use QRL type in your application when you want to get a lazy-loadable reference to a resource (most likely a function).

// Example of declaring a custom functions which takes callback as QRL.
export function useMyFunction(callback: QRL<() => void>) {
  doExtraStuff();
  // The callback passed to `onDocument` requires `QRL`.
  useOnDocument("mousemove", callback);
}

In the above example, the way to think about the code is that you are not asking for a callback function but rather a reference to a lazy-loadable callback function. Specifically, the function loading should be delayed until it is actually needed. In the above example, the function would not load until after a mousemove event on document fires.

## Resolving QRL references

At times it may be necessary to resolve a QRL reference to the actual value. This can be performed using QRL.resolve(..) function.

// Assume you have QRL reference to a greet function
const lazyGreet: QRL<() => void> = $(() => console.log("Hello World!"));
 
// Use `qrlImport` to load / resolve the reference.
const greet: () => void = await lazyGreet.resolve();
 
//  Invoke it
greet();

NOTE: element is needed because QRLs are relative and need a base location to resolve against. The base location is encoded in the HTML in the form of <div q:base="/url">.

## QRL.resolved

Once QRL.resolve() returns, the value is stored under QRL.resolved. This allows the value to be used without having to await QRL.resolve() again.

## Question: Why not just use import()?

At first glance, QRL serves the same purpose as import(). However, there are three subtle differences that need to be taken into account.

1. QRLs must be serializable into HTML. 2. QRLs must be resolved by framework relative to q:base. 3. QRLs must be able to capture lexically scoped variables. 4. QRLs encapsulate the difference between running with and without Qwik Optimizer. 5. QRLs allow expressing lazy-loaded boundaries without thinking about chunk and symbol names.

Let's assume that you intend to write code such as this:

return <button onClick={() => (await import('./chunk-abc.js')).onClick}>

The above code needs to be serialized into DOM such as:

<div q:base="/build/">
  <button on:click="./chunk-abc.js#onClick">...</button>
</div>

1. Notice there is no easy way to extract chunk (./chunk-abc.js) and symbol (onClick) into HTML. 2. Notice that even if you could extract it, the import('./chunk-abc.js') would become relative to where the import() file is declared. Because it is our framework doing the load, the ./chunk-abc.js would become relative to the framework file. This is not correct, as it should be relative to the original file generated by the bundler. 3. Next, the framework needs to resolve the ./chunk-abc.js and needs a base location that is encoded in the HTML. 4. The QRL needs to be able to capture lexically scoped variables. (import() only allows loading top-level symbols which don't capture variables.) 5. As a developer, you don't want to think about import and naming the chunks and symbols. You just want to say: "this should be lazy."

These are the main reasons why Qwik introduces its own concept of QRL.

export type QRL<TYPE = unknown> = {
  __qwik_serializable__?: any;
  __brand__QRL__: TYPE;
  resolve(): Promise<TYPE>;
  resolved: undefined | TYPE;
  getCaptured(): unknown[] | null;
  getSymbol(): string;
  getHash(): string;
  dev: QRLDev | null;
} & BivariantQrlFn<QrlArgs<TYPE>, QrlReturn<TYPE>>;

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QRLEventHandlerMulti

An event handler for Qwik events, can be a handler QRL or an array of handler QRLs.

export type QRLEventHandlerMulti<EV extends Event, EL> =
  | QRL<EventHandler<EV, EL>>
  | undefined
  | null
  | QRLEventHandlerMulti<EV, EL>[]
  | EventHandler<EV, EL>;

References: QRL, EventHandler, QRLEventHandlerMulti

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QuoteHTMLAttributes

export interface QuoteHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'q', T>

Extends: Attrs<'q', T>

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QwikAnimationEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use AnimationEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikAnimationEvent<T = Element> = NativeAnimationEvent;

References: NativeAnimationEvent

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QwikAttributes

The Qwik DOM attributes without plain handlers, for use as function parameters

export interface QwikAttributes<EL extends Element> extends DOMAttributesBase<EL>, QwikEvents<EL, false>

Extends: DOMAttributesBase<EL>, QwikEvents<EL, false>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

class?

ClassList | undefined

(Optional)

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QwikChangeEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use Event and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target. Also note that in Qwik, onInput$ with the InputEvent is the event that behaves like onChange in React.

export type QwikChangeEvent<T = Element> = Event;

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QwikClipboardEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use ClipboardEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikClipboardEvent<T = Element> = NativeClipboardEvent;

References: NativeClipboardEvent

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QwikCompositionEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use CompositionEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikCompositionEvent<T = Element> = NativeCompositionEvent;

References: NativeCompositionEvent

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QwikDOMAttributes

export interface QwikDOMAttributes extends DOMAttributes<Element>

Extends: DOMAttributes<Element>

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QwikDragEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use DragEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikDragEvent<T = Element> = NativeDragEvent;

References: NativeDragEvent

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QwikFocusEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use FocusEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikFocusEvent<T = Element> = NativeFocusEvent;

References: NativeFocusEvent

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QwikHTMLElements

The DOM props without plain handlers, for use inside functions

export type QwikHTMLElements = {
  [tag in keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap]: Augmented<
    HTMLElementTagNameMap[tag],
    SpecialAttrs[tag]
  > &
    HTMLElementAttrs &
    QwikAttributes<HTMLElementTagNameMap[tag]>;
};

References: HTMLElementAttrs, QwikAttributes

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QwikIdleEvent

Emitted by qwik-loader on document when the document first becomes idle

export type QwikIdleEvent = CustomEvent<{}>;

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QwikInitEvent

Emitted by qwik-loader on document when the document first becomes interactive

export type QwikInitEvent = CustomEvent<{}>;

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QwikIntrinsicElements

The interface holds available attributes of both native DOM elements and custom Qwik elements. An example showing how to define a customizable wrapper component:

import { component$, Slot, type QwikIntrinsicElements } from "@qwik.dev/core";
 
type WrapperProps = {
  attributes?: QwikIntrinsicElements["div"];
};
 
export default component$<WrapperProps>(({ attributes }) => {
  return (
    <div {...attributes} class="p-2">
      <Slot />
    </div>
  );
});

Note: It is shorter to use PropsOf<'div'>

export interface QwikIntrinsicElements extends QwikHTMLElements, QwikSVGElements

Extends: QwikHTMLElements, QwikSVGElements

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QwikInvalidEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use Event and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikInvalidEvent<T = Element> = Event;

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QwikJSX

export declare namespace QwikJSX

Interface

Description

ElementChildrenAttribute

IntrinsicAttributes

IntrinsicElements

Type Alias

Description

Element

ElementType

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QwikKeyboardEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use KeyboardEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikKeyboardEvent<T = Element> = NativeKeyboardEvent;

References: NativeKeyboardEvent

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QwikMouseEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use MouseEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikMouseEvent<T = Element, E = NativeMouseEvent> = E;

References: NativeMouseEvent

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QwikPointerEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use PointerEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikPointerEvent<T = Element> = NativePointerEvent;

References: NativePointerEvent

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QwikSubmitEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use SubmitEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikSubmitEvent<T = Element> = SubmitEvent;

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QwikSVGElements

The SVG props without plain handlers, for use inside functions

export type QwikSVGElements = {
  [K in keyof Omit<
    SVGElementTagNameMap,
    keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap
  >]: SVGProps<SVGElementTagNameMap[K]>;
};

References: SVGProps

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QwikSymbolEvent

Emitted by qwik-loader when a module was lazily loaded

export type QwikSymbolEvent = CustomEvent<{
  qBase: string;
  qManifest: string;
  qVersion: string;
  href: string;
  symbol: string;
  element: Element;
  reqTime: number;
}>;

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QwikTouchEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use TouchEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikTouchEvent<T = Element> = NativeTouchEvent;

References: NativeTouchEvent

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QwikTransitionEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use TransitionEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikTransitionEvent<T = Element> = NativeTransitionEvent;

References: NativeTransitionEvent

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QwikUIEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use UIEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikUIEvent<T = Element> = NativeUIEvent;

References: NativeUIEvent

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QwikVisibleEvent

Emitted by qwik-loader when an element becomes visible. Used by useVisibleTask$

export type QwikVisibleEvent = CustomEvent<IntersectionObserverEntry>;

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QwikWheelEvent

Warning: This API is now obsolete.

Use WheelEvent and use the second argument to the handler function for the current event target

export type QwikWheelEvent<T = Element> = NativeWheelEvent;

References: NativeWheelEvent

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ReadonlySignal

export interface ReadonlySignal<T = unknown>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

value

readonly

T

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render

Render JSX.

Use this method to render JSX. This function does reconciling which means it always tries to reuse what is already in the DOM (rather then destroy and recreate content.) It returns a cleanup function you could use for cleaning up subscriptions.

render: (
  parent: Element | Document,
  jsxNode: JSXOutput | FunctionComponent<any>,
  opts?: RenderOptions,
) => Promise<RenderResult>;

Parameter

Type

Description

parent

Element | Document

Element which will act as a parent to jsxNode. When possible the rendering will try to reuse existing nodes.

jsxNode

JSXOutput | FunctionComponent<any>

JSX to render

opts

RenderOptions

(Optional)

Promise<RenderResult>

An object containing a cleanup function.

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RenderOnce

RenderOnce: FunctionComponent<{
  children?: unknown;
  key?: string | number | null | undefined;
}>;

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RenderOptions

export interface RenderOptions

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

serverData?

Record<string, any>

(Optional)

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RenderResult

export interface RenderResult

Method

Description

cleanup()

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RenderSSROptions

export interface RenderSSROptions

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

base?

string

(Optional)

containerAttributes

Record<string, string>

containerTagName

string

manifestHash

string

serverData?

Record<string, any>

(Optional)

stream

StreamWriter

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Resource

This method works like an async memoized function that runs whenever some tracked value changes and returns some data.

useResource however returns immediate a ResourceReturn object that contains the data and a state that indicates if the data is available or not.

The status can be one of the following:

• 'pending' - the data is not yet available. - 'resolved' - the data is available. - 'rejected' - the data is not available due to an error or timeout.

Example

Example showing how useResource to perform a fetch to request the weather, whenever the input city name changes.

const Cmp = component$(() => {
  const cityS = useSignal("");
 
  const weatherResource = useResource$(async ({ track, cleanup }) => {
    const cityName = track(cityS);
    const abortController = new AbortController();
    cleanup(() => abortController.abort("cleanup"));
    const res = await fetch(`http://weatherdata.com?city=${cityName}`, {
      signal: abortController.signal,
    });
    const data = await res.json();
    return data as { temp: number };
  });
 
  return (
    <div>
      <input name="city" bind:value={cityS} />
      <Resource
        value={weatherResource}
        onResolved={(weather) => {
          return <div>Temperature: {weather.temp}</div>;
        }}
      />
    </div>
  );
});

Resource: <T>(props: ResourceProps<T>) => JSXOutput;

Parameter

Type

Description

props

ResourceProps<T>

JSXOutput

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ResourceCtx

export interface ResourceCtx<T>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

previous

readonly

T | undefined

track

readonly

Tracker

Method

Description

cache(policyOrMilliseconds)

cleanup(callback)

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ResourceFn

export type ResourceFn<T> = (ctx: ResourceCtx<unknown>) => ValueOrPromise<T>;

References: ResourceCtx, ValueOrPromise

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ResourceOptions

Options to pass to useResource$()

export interface ResourceOptions

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

timeout?

number

(Optional) Timeout in milliseconds. If the resource takes more than the specified millisecond, it will timeout. Resulting on a rejected resource.

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ResourcePending

export interface ResourcePending<T>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

loading

readonly

boolean

value

readonly

Promise<T>

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ResourceProps

export interface ResourceProps<T>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

onPending?

() => JSXOutput

(Optional)

onRejected?

(reason: Error) => JSXOutput

(Optional)

onResolved

(value: T) => JSXOutput

value

readonly

ResourceReturn<T> | Signal<Promise<T> | T> | Promise<T>

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ResourceRejected

export interface ResourceRejected<T>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

loading

readonly

boolean

value

readonly

Promise<T>

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ResourceResolved

export interface ResourceResolved<T>

Property

Modifiers

Type

Description

loading

readonly

boolean

value

readonly

Promise<T>

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ResourceReturn

export type ResourceReturn<T> =
  | ResourcePending<T>
  | ResourceResolved<T>
  | ResourceRejected<T>;

References: ResourcePending, ResourceResolved, ResourceRejected

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ScriptHTMLAttributes

export interface ScriptHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'script', T>

Extends: Attrs<'script', T>

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SelectHTMLAttributes

export interface SelectHTMLAttributes<T extends Element> extends Attrs<'select', T>