[typescript]Create a class that can be called directly without new

Question

Create a class that can be called directly without new

class View {
    constructor() {
    }
}
new View();
View()

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new String("")
String("")

How can I do this?

TypeScript is just a superset of JavaScript, which means you can just define class in the good old ES5 way (You can not call ES6 class constructor without new too). — XWX
– XWX, Commented Jun 6, 2019 at 3:44

Dr_Derp · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-06 02:15:28Z

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What you are talking about is what's known as a factory function

class View{
    constructor(){
    }

    static makeView() {
        return new View();
    }
}
const view1 = new View();
const view2 = makeView();

I don't think you can call it the exact same thing as your class though.

answered Jun 6, 2019 at 2:15

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