Use any value of an enum in a Typescript interface

Question

I have a Typescript interface

export interface MyInterface {
  valid: boolean;
  resourceType: MyEnum;
  message: string;
}

and an enum

enum MyEnum {
  'a',
  'b',
  'c'
}

Is it possible to allow the value of MyInterface.resourceType to be any value from MyEnum?

Currently my IDE is throwing an error

property 'resourceType' of exported interface has or is using private 
name 'MyEnum'

Read the error message carefully. You need to export enum MyEnum { ... }, so that other parts of the app can access it to see what valid values there are. — jonrsharpe
– jonrsharpe, Commented Jul 18, 2018 at 21:03
Wow I can't believe I missed something so simple haha. Thank you! — Ebower
– Ebower, Commented Jul 19, 2018 at 12:55

andrew ferguson · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-18 21:57:04Z

2

Try exporting the enum

export enum MyEnum {
  a = 'a',
  b = 'b',
  c = 'c'
}

answered Jul 18, 2018 at 21:57

andrew ferguson

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Wow I can't believe I missed something so simple haha. Thank you!