microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Combining destructuring with parameter properties
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Description
Today, we can take advantage of parameter properties to reduce the boilerplate, e.g:
class Person {
constructor(public firstName: string, public lastName: number, public age: number) {
}
}
Since 1.5, we can also use destructuring, e.g:
class Person {
firstName: string;
lastName: string;
age: number;
constructor({ firstName, lastName, age } : { firstName: string, lastName: string, age: number }) {
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
this.age = age;
}
}
I've tried in many ways to combine both features, but had no success. So:
- Is it possible to combine them nowadays, and if yes, how?
- If not, could it be an improvement to a future TypeScript version? E.g:
class Person {
constructor(public { firstName, lastName, age } : { firstName: string, lastName: string, age: number }) {
}
}
// the code above would possibly transpile to:
var Person = (function () {
function Person(_a) {
var firstName = _a.firstName, lastName = _a.lastName, age = _a.age;
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
this.age = age;
}
return Person;
})();
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Research direction
Start by studying the parameter-property and destructuring examples in the issue, then read the 109-comment discussion for prior constraints and proposed interpretations. A complete change would need a settled syntax decision plus corresponding type-checking and transpilation behavior matching the requested output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100