TypeScript static classes

Question

I wanted to move to TypeScript from traditional JS because I like the C#-like syntax. My problem is that I can\'t find out how to declare static classes in TypeScript.

Answer 1

See http://www.basarat.com/2013/04/typescript-static-constructors-for.html

This is a way to 'fake' a static constructor. It's not without its dangers - see the referenced codeplex item.

class Test {
    static foo = "orig";

    // Non void static function
    static stat() {
        console.log("Do any static construction here");
        foo = "static initialized";
        // Required to make function non void
        return null;
    }
    // Static variable assignment
    static statrun = Test.stat();
}

// Static construction will have been done:
console.log(Test.foo);