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TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'bigint

rated 0 times [ 122] [ 4] / answers: 1 / hits: 8166 / 4 Years ago, mon, october 12, 2020, 12:00:00

I don't get it why?

export const CompanyProfileStub: Company = {

    id: 1

};

how do I fix this?

export interface Company {

    id: bigint;

}

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answered 4 Years ago kelleyamiahk · Accepted Answer

Basically, you can't assign a Number to a BigInt since it's a different kind of primitive.
You can create a BigInt in JS using the constructor of the BigInt like so:

const huge = BigInt(9007199254740991)

or using n at the end of the number like so:

const huge = 1n