# Using React with Flow
How to use the Flow type checker (opens new window) to check types in React components.
# Using Flow to check prop types of stateless functional components
type Props = {
posts: Array<Article>,
dispatch: Function,
children: ReactElement
}
const AppContainer =
({ posts, dispatch, children }: Props) => (
<div className="main-app">
<Header {...{ posts, dispatch }} />
{children}
</div>
)
# Using Flow to check prop types
import React, { Component } from 'react';
type Props = {
posts: Array<Article>,
dispatch: Function,
children: ReactElement
}
class Posts extends Component {
props: Props;
render () {
// rest of the code goes here
}
}