Typescript: is there a way to restrict something to just a javascript 'object' type?

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I thought using the type Object would do it, but that still allows anything. I want something like this:

function foo(arg: /* what goes here? */) { }

foo({})                        // should compile
foo({ something: 'anything'})  // should compile
foo(new Object())              // should compile

foo(7)                         // should not compile
foo('hello')                   // should not compile

Max Brodin · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-10 19:36:22Z

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There is no way to set Javascript Object type constraint in the compile time in TypeScript 1.4. But you can still check the type in the run-time.

function foo(arg: Object) {
    if (typeof arg !== "object") { throw new Error("Error"); }

    console.log(arg);
}

answered Feb 10, 2015 at 19:36

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Steve Over a year ago

Thanks, I'm actually writing a definition file for javascript that does something like that so, a shame it can't be done.

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