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$props

The inputs to a component are referred to as props, which is short for properties. You pass props to components just like you pass attributes to elements:

App

<script>
	import MyComponent from './MyComponent.svelte';
</script>

<MyComponent adjective="cool" />

On the other side, inside MyComponent.svelte, we can receive props with the $props rune...

MyComponent

<script>
	let props = $props();
</script>

<p>this component is {props.adjective}</p>

...though more commonly, you’ll destructure your props:

MyComponent

<script>
	let { adjective } = $props();
</script>

<p>this component is {adjective}</p>

Fallback values

Destructuring allows us to declare fallback values, which are used if the parent component does not set a given prop:

let { let adjective: anyadjective = 'happy' } = function $props(): anyDeclares the props that a component accepts. Example:
let { optionalProp = 42, requiredProp, bindableProp = $bindable() }: { optionalProp?: number; requiredProps: string; bindableProp: boolean } = $props();
https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/$props
$props();

Fallback values are not turned into reactive state proxies (see Updating props for more info)

Renaming props

We can also use the destructuring assignment to rename props, which is necessary if they’re invalid identifiers, or a JavaScript keyword like super:

let { super: let trouper: anytrouper = 'lights are gonna find me' } = function $props(): anyDeclares the props that a component accepts. Example:
let { optionalProp = 42, requiredProp, bindableProp = $bindable() }: { optionalProp?: number; requiredProps: string; bindableProp: boolean } = $props();
https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/$props
$props();

Rest props

Finally, we can use a rest property to get, well, the rest of the props:

let { let a: anya, let b: anyb, let c: anyc, ...let others: anyothers } = function $props(): anyDeclares the props that a component accepts. Example:
let { optionalProp = 42, requiredProp, bindableProp = $bindable() }: { optionalProp?: number; requiredProps: string; bindableProp: boolean } = $props();
https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/$props
$props();

Updating props

References to a prop inside a component update when the prop itself updates — when count changes in App.svelte, it will also change inside Child.svelte. But the child component is able to temporarily override the prop value, which can be useful for unsaved ephemeral state (demo):

App

<script>
	import Child from './Child.svelte';

	let count = $state(0);
</script>

<button onclick={() => (count += 1)}>
	clicks (parent): {count}
</button>

<Child {count} />

Child

<script>
	let { count } = $props();
</script>

<button onclick={() => (count += 1)}>
	clicks (child): {count}
</button>

While you can temporarily reassign props, you should not mutate props unless they are bindable.

If the prop is a regular object, the mutation will have no effect (demo):

App

<script>
	import Child from './Child.svelte';
</script>

<Child object={{ count: 0 }} />

Child

<script>
	let { object } = $props();
</script>

<button onclick={() => {
	// has no effect
	object.count += 1
}}>
	clicks: {object.count}
</button>

If the prop is a reactive state proxy, however, then mutations will have an effect but you will see an ownership_invalid_mutation warning, because the component is mutating state that does not ‘belong’ to it (demo):

App

<script>
	import Child from './Child.svelte';

	let object = $state({count: 0});
</script>

<Child {object} />

Child

<script>
	let { object } = $props();
</script>

<button onclick={() => {
	// will cause the count below to update,
	// but with a warning. Don't mutate
	// objects you don't own!
	object.count += 1
}}>
	clicks: {object.count}
</button>

The fallback value of a prop not declared with $bindable is left untouched — it is not turned into a reactive state proxy — meaning mutations will not cause updates (demo)

Child

<script>
	let { object = { count: 0 } } = $props();
</script>

<button onclick={() => {
	// has no effect if the fallback value is used
	object.count += 1
}}>
	clicks: {object.count}
</button>

In summary: don’t mutate props. Either use callback props to communicate changes, or — if parent and child should share the same object — use the $bindable rune.

Type safety

You can add type safety to your components by annotating your props, as you would with any other variable declaration. In TypeScript that might look like this...

<script lang="ts">
	let { adjective }: { adjective: string } = $props();
</script>

...while in JSDoc you can do this:

<script>
	/** @type {{ adjective: string }} */
	let { adjective } = $props();
</script>

You can, of course, separate the type declaration from the annotation:

<script lang="ts">
	interface Props {
		adjective: string;
	}

	let { adjective }: Props = $props();
</script>

Adding types is recommended, as it ensures that people using your component can easily discover which props they should provide.

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