Type alias StaticToThis<T>

Type declaration

• • new (...args): T

  • Hack to get the instance type of the given constructable.

    Derived from discussion

    Declaring https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/functions.html#declaring-this-in-a-function|this

    This can be used like:

    Example

    class Parent {
        public static newInstance<T extends StaticToThis>(this: T): T['prototype'] {
            return new this
        }
    }
    class Child extends Parent {}
    const child = Child.newInstance(); // Will be the instance type of Child
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    Parameters

    • Rest ...args: any[]

    Returns T

• prototype: T