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# Class: VArray<Type, Element, IsOptional>

> The type of the v.array() validator.

[values](/api/modules/values).VArray

The type of the `v.array()` validator.

## Type parameters

| Name | Type |
| :- | :- |
| `Type` | `Type` |
| `Element` | extends [`Validator`](/api/modules/values#validator)\<`any`, `"required"`, `any`> |
| `IsOptional` | extends [`OptionalProperty`](/api/modules/values#optionalproperty) = `"required"` |

## Hierarchy

* `BaseValidator`\<`Type`, `IsOptional`>

  ↳ **`VArray`**

## Constructors

### constructor

• **new VArray**\<`Type`, `Element`, `IsOptional`>(`«destructured»`)

Usually you'd use `v.array(element)` instead.

#### Type parameters

| Name | Type |
| :- | :- |
| `Type` | `Type` |
| `Element` | extends [`Validator`](/api/modules/values#validator)\<`any`, `"required"`, `any`> |
| `IsOptional` | extends [`OptionalProperty`](/api/modules/values#optionalproperty) = `"required"` |

#### Parameters

| Name | Type |
| :- | :- |
| `«destructured»` | `Object` |
| › `isOptional` | `IsOptional` |
| › `element` | `Element` |

#### Overrides

BaseValidator\&lt;Type, IsOptional\&gt;.constructor

## Properties

### type

• `Readonly` **type**: `Type`

Only for TypeScript, the TS type of the JS values validated
by this validator.

#### Inherited from

BaseValidator.type

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### fieldPaths

• `Readonly` **fieldPaths**: `never`

Only for TypeScript, if this an Object validator, then
this is the TS type of its property names.

#### Inherited from

BaseValidator.fieldPaths

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### isOptional

• `Readonly` **isOptional**: `IsOptional`

Whether this is an optional Object property value validator.

#### Inherited from

BaseValidator.isOptional

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### isBijectionValidator

• `Readonly` **isBijectionValidator**: `true`

Always `"true"`.

#### Inherited from

BaseValidator.isBijectionValidator

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### element

• `Readonly` **element**: `Element`

The validator for the elements of the array.

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### kind

• `Readonly` **kind**: `"array"`

The kind of validator, `"array"`.

## Methods

### optional

▸ **optional**(): [`VArray`](/api/classes/values.VArray)\<`undefined` | `Type`, `Element`, `"optional"`>

Allow this validated field to be absent.

#### Returns

[`VArray`](/api/classes/values.VArray)\<`undefined` | `Type`, `Element`, `"optional"`>

#### Overrides

BaseValidator.optional