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title: Prevent missing key props in iterators/collection literals
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# Prevent missing key props in iterators/collection literals

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `jsx-react/jsx-key`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Error

**Category:** Error Prone

## Description{% #description %}

In JSX you need to specify a key prop for each item of a list because if it's missing it could lead to unexpected renders or stale UI. This rule checks for possible JSX lists and warns if the key prop is missing.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```jsx
[<></>];
[<Hello a="foo" />, <Hello>foo</Hello>, <Hello />];
[<Hello />, <Hello a="">foo</Hello>, <Hello />];
data.map(x => <Hello a="" />);
data.map(x => <Hello>{x}</Hello>);
data.map(x => <Hello a="">{x}</Hello>);
data.map(x => { return <Hello>{x}</Hello>});
data.map(x => { return <Hello a="">{x}</Hello>});
data.map(function(x) { return <Hello>{x}</Hello>});
data.map(function(x) { return <Hello>{x}</Hello>});
Array.from([1, 2, 3], (x) => <Hello>{x}</Hello>);
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```jsx
[<Hello key="first" test="foo" />, <Hello key="second" />, <Hello key="third" />];
data.map((x) => <Hello key={x.id}>{x}</Hello>);
Array.from([1, 2, 3], (x) => <Hello key={x.id}>{x}</Hello>);
<Hello key={id} {...{ id, caption }} />
```
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