How can I pass an src and alt attribute to the <Image> component as a prop?
#Passing image src and alt as props
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You can pass the src and alt attributes to the <Image /> component as props in Astro. Here's an example of how you can do it:
---import { Image } from 'astro:assets';import myImage from "../assets/my_image.png";---
<!-- `alt` is mandatory on the Image component --><Image src={myImage} alt="A description of my image." />
In the above example, myImage is an imported image file and "A description of my image." is the alt text. Both are passed as props to the <Image /> component.
You can also create a custom component and pass the src and alt as props to it. Here's an example:
---import { Image } from "astro:assets";interface Props { src: ImageMetadata; alt: string;}const { src, alt } = Astro.props;---<Image src={src} alt={alt} />
In this example, a custom component MarkdocImage.astro is created which accepts src and alt as props and passes them to the <Image /> component.
Remember, the src attribute requires a specific format depending on where your image file is located. For local images in src/, you must also import the image using a relative file path or configure and use an import alias. For images in the public/ folder, use the image’s file path relative to the public folder. For remote images, use the image’s full URL as the property value.
Sources:
- Astro Documentation - API Reference (https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference#image-)
- Astro Documentation - Override Markdoc’s default image node (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/integrations-guide/markdoc#override-markdocs-default-image-node)
- Astro Documentation - src (required) (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/images#src-required)