TypeScript TypeScript Core Types const Enum
Example
A const Enum is the same as a normal Enum. Except that no Object is generated at compile time. Instead, the literal values are substituted where the const Enum is used.
// Typescript: A const Enum can be defined like a normal Enum (with start value, specifig values, etc.)
const enum NinjaActivity {
Espionage,
Sabotage,
Assassination
}
// Javascript: But nothing is generated
// Typescript: Except if you use it
let myFavoriteNinjaActivity = NinjaActivity.Espionage;
console.log(myFavoritePirateActivity); // 0
// Javascript: Then only the number of the value is compiled into the code
// var myFavoriteNinjaActivity = 0 /* Espionage */;
// console.log(myFavoritePirateActivity); // 0
// Typescript: The same for the other constant example
console.log(NinjaActivity["Sabotage"]); // 1
// Javascript: Just the number and in a comment the name of the value
// console.log(1 /* "Sabotage" */); // 1
// Typescript: But without the object none runtime access is possible
// Error: A const enum member can only be accessed using a string literal.
// console.log(NinjaActivity[myFavoriteNinjaActivity]);
For comparison, a normal Enum
// Typescript: A normal Enum
enum PirateActivity {
Boarding,
Drinking,
Fencing
}
// Javascript: The Enum after the compiling
// var PirateActivity;
// (function (PirateActivity) {
// PirateActivity[PirateActivity["Boarding"] = 0] = "Boarding";
// PirateActivity[PirateActivity["Drinking"] = 1] = "Drinking";
// PirateActivity[PirateActivity["Fencing"] = 2] = "Fencing";
// })(PirateActivity || (PirateActivity = {}));
// Typescript: A normale use of this Enum
let myFavoritePirateActivity = PirateActivity.Boarding;
console.log(myFavoritePirateActivity); // 0
// Javascript: Looks quite similar in Javascript
// var myFavoritePirateActivity = PirateActivity.Boarding;
// console.log(myFavoritePirateActivity); // 0
// Typescript: And some other normale use
console.log(PirateActivity["Drinking"]); // 1
// Javascript: Looks quite similar in Javascript
// console.log(PirateActivity["Drinking"]); // 1
// Typescript: At runtime, you can access an normal enum
console.log(PirateActivity[myFavoritePirateActivity]); // "Boarding"
// Javascript: And it will be resolved at runtime
// console.log(PirateActivity[myFavoritePirateActivity]); // "Boarding"
