typescripttypestype-alias

Default value for typescript type alias


Can typescript type alias support default arguments? For instance:

export type SomeType = {
    typename: string;
    strength: number;
    radius: number;
    some_func: Function;
    some_other_stat: number = 8; // <-- This doesn't work
}

The error is A type literal property cannot have an initializer.

I can't find documentation relating to this - type keyword is very obscure behind everything else that is also named type. Is there anything I can do to have default argument value for type in typescript?


Solution

  • You cannot add default values directly to a type declaration.

    You can do something like this instead:

    // Declare the type
    export type SomeType = {
        typename: string;
        strength: number;
        radius: number;
        some_func: Function;
        some_other_stat: number;
    }
    
    // Create an object with all the necessary defaults
    const defaultSomeType = {
        some_other_stat: 8
    }
    
    // Inject default values into your variable using spread operator.
    const someTypeVariable: SomeType = {
      ...defaultSomeType,
      typename: 'name',
      strength: 5,
      radius: 2,
      some_func: () => {}
    }