TypeError: Cannot create property 'autocomplete' on string about prompt-sync

[Disha644]

@Pawel-Stankiewicz, this will work in case of import
import promptSync from 'prompt-sync'; const prompt = promptSync(); const name = prompt('Name: ');

[ingalls]

@GNUGradyn You must instantiate a new prompt instance before you can use it.

Per the examle

const promp = require('promp-sync')();

which sets prompts as a function with the default settings

alternatively

const promp = require('promp-sync')({
    'fake_val': 'OPTIONAL CONFIG VALUES HERE'
});

Will let you change the default config options

[Pawel-Stankiewicz]

What about import? I get the same error with:

import prompt from 'prompt-sync';
const name = prompt('What is your name?');
console.log(`Hey there ${name}`);

  var autocomplete = config.autocomplete =
                                         ^
TypeError: Cannot create property 'autocomplete' on string 'What is your name?'

[AhmadKalash2000]

I'm doing an import but getting the same error:
Cannot create property 'autocomplete' on string
The code is:

const prompt = require("prompt-sync")();

const deposit = () => {
const depositAmount = prompt("Enter a deposit amount: ");
};

deposit();