Fixing crash when passing null children to view with no-hide-descende…

…nts (#13224) * Preventing crash when passing null children to view with no-hide-descendents * Change files --------- Co-authored-by: Sam Walker <sawalker@microsoft.com> Co-authored-by: Andrew <30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com>
microsoft · May 13, 2024 · f636d2c · f636d2c
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diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-4d35cfde-27d7-409c-903e-1e2bec97cb74.json b/change/react-native-windows-4d35cfde-27d7-409c-903e-1e2bec97cb74.json
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+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Preventing crash when passing null children to view with no-hide-descendents",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/src-win/Libraries/Components/View/View.windows.js b/vnext/src-win/Libraries/Components/View/View.windows.js
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ const View: React.AbstractComponent<
     // [Windows
     // $FlowFixMe - children typing
     const childrenWithImportantForAccessibility = children => {
+      if (children == null) {
+        return children;
+      }
       const updatedChildren = React.Children.map(children, child => {
         if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
           // $FlowFixMe[incompatible-use]