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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ TypeScript is a language that aims at easing development of large scale applicat
TypeScript adds common concepts such as classes, modules, interfaces, generics and (optional) static typing to JavaScript.
It is a superset of JavaScript: all JavaScript code is valid TypeScript code so it can be added seamlessly to any project. The TypeScript compiler emits JavaScript.
-This article will focus only on TypeScript extra syntax, as opposed to [JavaScript](javascript.html.markdown).
+This article will focus only on TypeScript extra syntax, as opposed to [JavaScript](/docs/javascript).
To test TypeScript's compiler, head to the [Playground] (http://www.typescriptlang.org/Playground) where you will be able to type code, have auto completion and directly see the emitted JavaScript.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let notSure: any = 4;
notSure = "maybe a string instead";
notSure = false; // okay, definitely a boolean
-// Use const keyword for constant variables
+// Use const keyword for constants
const numLivesForCat = 9;
numLivesForCat = 1; // Error
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ class Point {
static origin = new Point(0, 0);
}
+// Classes can be explicitly marked as implementing an interface.
+// Any missing properties will then cause an error at compile-time.
+class PointPerson implements Person {
+ name: string
+ move() {}
+}
+
let p1 = new Point(10, 20);
let p2 = new Point(25); //y will be 0
@@ -178,6 +185,37 @@ let greeting = `Hi ${name}, how are you?`
let multiline = `This is an example
of a multiline string`;
+// READONLY: New Feature in TypeScript 3.1
+interface Person {
+ readonly name: string;
+ readonly age: number;
+}
+
+var p1: Person = { name: "Tyrone", age: 42 };
+p1.age = 25; // Error, p1.x is read-only
+
+var p2 = { name: "John", age: 60 };
+var p3: Person = p2; // Ok, read-only alias for p2
+p3.x = 35; // Error, p3.x is read-only
+p2.x = 45; // Ok, but also changes p3.x because of aliasing
+
+class Car {
+ readonly make: string;
+ readonly model: string;
+ readonly year = 2018;
+
+ constructor() {
+ this.make = "Unknown Make"; // Assignment permitted in constructor
+ this.model = "Unknown Model"; // Assignment permitted in constructor
+ }
+}
+
+let numbers: Array<number> = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
+let moreNumbers: ReadonlyArray<number> = numbers;
+moreNumbers[5] = 5; // Error, elements are read-only
+moreNumbers.push(5); // Error, no push method (because it mutates array)
+moreNumbers.length = 3; // Error, length is read-only
+numbers = moreNumbers; // Error, mutating methods are missing
```
## Further Reading