Typescript interface with private members












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Why typescript not supporting private members in interfaces?



How to handle the following scenario?



interface IFoo
{
private member: {};
}

class Foo implements IFoo
{
private member = {};
}









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    Why typescript not supporting private members in interfaces?



    How to handle the following scenario?



    interface IFoo
    {
    private member: {};
    }

    class Foo implements IFoo
    {
    private member = {};
    }









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      Why typescript not supporting private members in interfaces?



      How to handle the following scenario?



      interface IFoo
      {
      private member: {};
      }

      class Foo implements IFoo
      {
      private member = {};
      }









      share|improve this question














      Why typescript not supporting private members in interfaces?



      How to handle the following scenario?



      interface IFoo
      {
      private member: {};
      }

      class Foo implements IFoo
      {
      private member = {};
      }






      typescript






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      asked Nov 21 '18 at 22:46









      Ahmed M.KamalAhmed M.Kamal

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          Interfaces define "public contracts", it describes the public side of the class and as such it doesn't make sense to have private access modifier.



          From Typescript interface documentation:




          This prohibits you from using them to check that a class also has
          particular types for the private side of the class instance.






          But an interface can extend classes with private memmbers.



          From Understanding TypeScript:




          In TypeScript, interfaces can also extend classes, but only in a way
          that involves inheritance. When an interface extends a class, the
          interface includes all class members (public and private), but without
          the class’ implementations.




          class Customer
          {
          private id: number;
          get Id(): number
          {
          return this.id
          }
          set Id( value: number )
          {
          this.id = value;
          }
          }
          interface ICustomer extends Customer
          {
          MiddleName: string;
          }





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          • Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:20








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            @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

            – zerkms
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:21













          • @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:34











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          Interfaces define "public contracts", it describes the public side of the class and as such it doesn't make sense to have private access modifier.



          From Typescript interface documentation:




          This prohibits you from using them to check that a class also has
          particular types for the private side of the class instance.






          But an interface can extend classes with private memmbers.



          From Understanding TypeScript:




          In TypeScript, interfaces can also extend classes, but only in a way
          that involves inheritance. When an interface extends a class, the
          interface includes all class members (public and private), but without
          the class’ implementations.




          class Customer
          {
          private id: number;
          get Id(): number
          {
          return this.id
          }
          set Id( value: number )
          {
          this.id = value;
          }
          }
          interface ICustomer extends Customer
          {
          MiddleName: string;
          }





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          • Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:20








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            @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

            – zerkms
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:21













          • @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:34
















          1














          Interfaces define "public contracts", it describes the public side of the class and as such it doesn't make sense to have private access modifier.



          From Typescript interface documentation:




          This prohibits you from using them to check that a class also has
          particular types for the private side of the class instance.






          But an interface can extend classes with private memmbers.



          From Understanding TypeScript:




          In TypeScript, interfaces can also extend classes, but only in a way
          that involves inheritance. When an interface extends a class, the
          interface includes all class members (public and private), but without
          the class’ implementations.




          class Customer
          {
          private id: number;
          get Id(): number
          {
          return this.id
          }
          set Id( value: number )
          {
          this.id = value;
          }
          }
          interface ICustomer extends Customer
          {
          MiddleName: string;
          }





          share|improve this answer


























          • Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:20








          • 1





            @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

            – zerkms
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:21













          • @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:34














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          1







          Interfaces define "public contracts", it describes the public side of the class and as such it doesn't make sense to have private access modifier.



          From Typescript interface documentation:




          This prohibits you from using them to check that a class also has
          particular types for the private side of the class instance.






          But an interface can extend classes with private memmbers.



          From Understanding TypeScript:




          In TypeScript, interfaces can also extend classes, but only in a way
          that involves inheritance. When an interface extends a class, the
          interface includes all class members (public and private), but without
          the class’ implementations.




          class Customer
          {
          private id: number;
          get Id(): number
          {
          return this.id
          }
          set Id( value: number )
          {
          this.id = value;
          }
          }
          interface ICustomer extends Customer
          {
          MiddleName: string;
          }





          share|improve this answer















          Interfaces define "public contracts", it describes the public side of the class and as such it doesn't make sense to have private access modifier.



          From Typescript interface documentation:




          This prohibits you from using them to check that a class also has
          particular types for the private side of the class instance.






          But an interface can extend classes with private memmbers.



          From Understanding TypeScript:




          In TypeScript, interfaces can also extend classes, but only in a way
          that involves inheritance. When an interface extends a class, the
          interface includes all class members (public and private), but without
          the class’ implementations.




          class Customer
          {
          private id: number;
          get Id(): number
          {
          return this.id
          }
          set Id( value: number )
          {
          this.id = value;
          }
          }
          interface ICustomer extends Customer
          {
          MiddleName: string;
          }






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          answered Nov 21 '18 at 23:11









          MaartiMaarti

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          • Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:20








          • 1





            @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

            – zerkms
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:21













          • @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:34



















          • Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:20








          • 1





            @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

            – zerkms
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:21













          • @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

            – Ahmed M.Kamal
            Nov 21 '18 at 23:34

















          Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

          – Ahmed M.Kamal
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:20







          Thanks for explanation, but isn't this considered a weakness of the language?

          – Ahmed M.Kamal
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:20






          1




          1





          @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

          – zerkms
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:21







          @AhmedM.Kamal in what way? It makes very little sense to check if the instance itself implements something, you can see it yourself right in your editor already.

          – zerkms
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:21















          @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

          – Ahmed M.Kamal
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:34





          @zerkms it makes sense for me now, thanks.

          – Ahmed M.Kamal
          Nov 21 '18 at 23:34




















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