metaHelper

function metaHelper<TMeta>(): TMeta;

Defined in: helpers/metaHelper.ts:22

A helper for declaring the tableMeta/columnMeta type-only slots in the features option without a type assertion.

Equivalent to {} as TMeta, but reads as type-only at the call site and avoids @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion false positives when the meta type has only optional properties (where an auto-fix removing the assertion would silently degrade the inferred meta type to {}).

The returned value is a phantom — it is ignored and stripped from the table's registered features at runtime; only its type is used.

Type Parameters

TMeta

TMeta extends object

Returns

TMeta

Example

import { metaHelper, tableFeatures, rowSortingFeature } from '@tanstack/react-table'
const features = tableFeatures({
  rowSortingFeature,
  tableMeta: metaHelper<MyTableMeta>(),
  columnMeta: metaHelper<MyColumnMeta>(),
});