TypeScript Class Constructor type

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How can I declare a class type, so that I ensure the object is a constructor of a general class?

In the following example, I want to know which type should I give to AnimalClass so that it could either be Penguin or Lion:

class Animal {
    constructor() {
        console.log("Animal");
    }
}

class Penguin extends Animal {
    constructor() {
        super();
        console.log("Penguin");
    }
}

class Lion extends Animal {
    constructor() {
        super();
        console.log("Lion");
    }
}

class Zoo {
    AnimalClass: class // AnimalClass could be 'Lion' or 'Penguin'

    constructor(AnimalClass: class) {
        this.AnimalClass = AnimalClass
        let Hector = new AnimalClass();
    }
}

Jun 7, 2022 in TypeSript by Logan
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class Zoo<T extends Animal> {
    constructor(public readonly AnimalClass: new () => T) {
    }
}

This way variables penguin and lion infer concrete type Penguin or Lion even in the TypeScript intellisense.

const penguinZoo = new Zoo(Penguin);
const penguin = new penguinZoo.AnimalClass(); // `penguin` is of `Penguin` type.

const lionZoo = new Zoo(Lion);
const lion = new lionZoo.AnimalClass(); // `lion` is `Lion` type.
answered Jun 8, 2022 by Nina
• 3,060 points

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