How to dynamically add properties to an object in TypeScript without type errors?
Hi everyone! I'm new to TypeScript and ran into a problem when working with objects. I have an empty object that I want to fill with properties dynamically, depending on conditions. For example, I receive data from an API, and depending on the response, I need to add certain fields to the object.
Here's a simplified example of what I'm trying to do:
```typescript
const user = {};
if (someCondition) {
user.name = 'Alexey'; // Error: Property 'name' does not exist on type '{}'
}
if (anotherCondition) {
user.age = 30; // Error: Property 'age' does not exist on type '{}'
}
```
TypeScript complains that the empty object `{}` doesn't have such properties. I understand this is due to strict typing, but how do I properly declare an object so that I can add properties on the fly? I tried
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