ZodArrayElement

Since 1.2.0

Get the element type from ZodArray.

Signature

type ZodArrayElement<T> = T extends { _def: { type: 'array', elementType: infer E } }
  ? E
  : T extends { element: infer E }
    ? E
    : never

Parameters

Parameter	Description
T	The ZodArray schema type

Description

Extracts the element type from a ZodArray schema. Useful for getting the type of items in an array schema.

Examples

Basic Usage

import type { ZodArrayElement } from 'uni-types'
import { z } from 'zod'

const NumbersSchema = z.array(z.number())

type Element = ZodArrayElement<typeof NumbersSchema>
// ZodNumber

With Complex Element Types

import type { ZodArrayElement } from 'uni-types'
import { z } from 'zod'

const UsersSchema = z.array(z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  name: z.string()
}))

type Element = ZodArrayElement<typeof UsersSchema>
// ZodObject<{ id: ZodString; name: ZodString }>

Related

• ZodOutput - Extract output type
• ZodShape - Extract schema shape