TypeError: cannot read property 'id' of undefined - Angular 8 Testing

Question

I am getting TypeError: cannot read property 'id' of undefined when trying to perform unit test in my angular 8 application.

Here is my template

<h4>{{student.id}}</h4>

Here is my component

import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
import { Student } from '@app/app-types';

@Component({
...... saved some typing
})

export class StudentComponent implements OnInit {
@Input() student: Student;
refreshForm: EventEmitter<any>;

constructor(){}

ngOnInit(){
  this.refreshForm = new EventEmitter();
  }
}

and here is the unit test

import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
import {StudentComponet} from './student-component';

describe('StudentComponet', () => {
  let component: StudentComponent;
  let fixture: ComponentFixture<StudentComponent>;
  
  beforeEach(async(() => {
  TestBed.configureTestingModule({
    declarations: [StudentComponent]
  }).compileComponents();
  }));
  
  beforeEach(() => {
    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StudentComponent);
    component = fixture.componentInstance;
    fixture.detectChanges();
  });
  
  it('should create', () => {
  expect(component).toBeTruthy();
  })
  
  });

@FrV Yes. The student is received from the parent component via ngrx/store . — sage poudel, Jul 30 '19 at 05:55

Damian Pioś · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-25T14:14:52.007

6

use

student?.id

in unit test you have to provide value for student

beforeEach(() => {
  ...
  component.student = value;
  fixture.detectChanges();
);

edited Apr 25 '23 at 14:14

answered Jul 30 '19 at 05:59

Damian Pioś

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Thank you for the reply. Can you please share how can I get that `component.student = value` dynamically, instead of hardcoding the value? – sage poudel Jul 30 '19 at 06:03
like value from backend? – Damian Pioś Jul 30 '19 at 06:10
Not really. What should I give the value in `component.student = value `? As the student imported in component is an interface. – sage poudel Jul 30 '19 at 06:17
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32628864/anonymous-inline-interface-implementation-in-typescript here you have how to implements interfaces inline – Damian Pioś Jul 30 '19 at 06:24

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