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How do i get access to classes in another .ts file in TypeScript?

e.g.

app.ts

window.onload = () => {
   /// <reference path="TilingEngine/SofRenderer.ts" >
   var drawingTool = new SofRenderer();
};

TilingEngine/SofRenderer.ts

class SofRenderer {
}

Fails to compile, with the error:

Could not find symbol 'SofRenderer'.

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Your reference comment should be at the top of your file and be self-closing. Like this:

///<reference path="TilingEngine/SofRenderer.ts" />
window.onload = () => {
   var drawingTool = new SofRenderer();
};
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When i first read the answer, i read it as "Your reference comment at the top should be self-closing". Wasn't until another reading that i noticed the should be at the top.
It is quite strict about this for some reason :)
you also need to decorate the classes/interfaces/etc with the keyword 'export' in your source .ts file.

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