Typescript access to private static fields within same class

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I'm wondering what's the way to access a private static field within the same class assuming that class isn't exported.

module Test {
    class Template {
        private static ext = '.hbs';
        private static basePath = 'WebContent/templates/';
        private static templatesFolder = 'templates';
        private static partialsFolder = 'partials';
        private static paymentMethodsFolder = 'paymentMethods';

        public static template(templateName, data): string{
            return Handlebars.templates[Test.Template.basePath + this.templatesFolder + '/' + templateName + this.ext];
        }
    }
}

I don't know how to access to the static variables within the static template function. I don't want to export the class, because I want to encapsulate the logic so it's not usable from the browser.

What's the way to go here? I started with this because it wasn't static at first, but I changed my mind and I'm stuck now.

Dick van den Brink · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-31 13:46:26Z

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In this case you can just type the class name like below (so the same as you have now but without the module name (Test)

Handlebars.templates[Template.basePath + Template.templatesFolder + '/' + templateName + Template.ext];

You can't access the public static template function now from outside the module because it is in the class which isn't exported.

If you move that function out of the class in the module and instead of public static make it export function you can call it outside the module and it should work correctly.

answered Mar 31, 2015 at 13:46

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Vadorequest Over a year ago

It was so easy, I knew it had to be possible, just forgot how to do it! Thanks.

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