Typescript : How do I declare type of prototype Object on constructor Function

Question

I get this compile error:

property 'prototype' does not exist on value of type 'Base'

on the following class, how can I get typescript to recognise the prototype object as a type of native Object from a constructor Function?

interface IBase {
  extend: any;
  prototype : any;
}

declare var Base : IBase;

class Base implements IBase {

  constructor() {}

  public extend( mixins : any ) : void {
    _.extend( this.prototype, mixins );
  }

}

Ryan Cavanaugh · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-13 15:58:36Z

3

this.prototype is probably not what you mean, since instances of Base don't have a prototype property (see yourself at runtime). Base, however, does:

interface IBase {
  extend: any;
}

class Base implements IBase {
  constructor() {}

  public extend( mixins : any ) : void {
    _.extend(Base.prototype, mixins );
  }
}

Of course, at this point, extend might as well be static, since it applies to all Base instances. Did you mean this instead?

  public extend( mixins : any ) : void {
    _.extend(this, mixins);
  }

answered Apr 13, 2013 at 15:58

Ryan Cavanaugh

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