TypeScript Enums Custom enum implementation: extends for enums
Example
Sometimes it is required to implement Enum on your own. E.g. there is no clear way to extend other enums. Custom implementation allows this:
class Enum {
constructor(protected value: string) {}
public toString() {
return String(this.value);
}
public is(value: Enum | string) {
return this.value = value.toString();
}
}
class SourceEnum extends Enum {
public static value1 = new SourceEnum('value1');
public static value2 = new SourceEnum('value2');
}
class TestEnum extends SourceEnum {
public static value3 = new TestEnum('value3');
public static value4 = new TestEnum('value4');
}
function check(test: TestEnum) {
return test === TestEnum.value2;
}
let value1 = TestEnum.value1;
console.log(value1 + 'hello');
console.log(value1.toString() === 'value1');
console.log(value1.is('value1'));
console.log(!TestEnum.value3.is(TestEnum.value3));
console.log(check(TestEnum.value2));
// this works but perhaps your TSLint would complain
// attention! does not work with ===
// use .is() instead
console.log(TestEnum.value1 == <any>'value1');
