How to access non static property from static function in typescript

Question

I am mocking the User and need to implement static method findOne which is static so I do not need to extensiate User in my calling class:

export class User implements IUser {

    constructor(public name: string, public password: string) { 

        this.name = 'n';
        this.password = 'p';
    }

    static findOne(login: any, next:Function) {

        if(this.name === login.name) //this points to function not to user

        //code

        return this; //this points to function not to user
    }
}

But I can't access this from static function findOne is there a ways of doning it in typescript?

Generally speaking you can't access this from a static function. Static functions are called from the class scope, whereas member functions are called from object scope. — Redmega
– Redmega, Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 1:43

David Sherret · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-12 01:58:08Z

16

It's not possible. You can't get an instance property from a static method because there is only one static object and an unknown number of instance objects.

You can, however, access static members from an instance. This will probably be useful for you:

export class User {
    // 1. create a static property to hold the instances
    private static users: User[] = [];

    constructor(public name: string, public password: string) { 
        // 2. store the instances on the static property
        User.users.push(this);
    }

    static findOne(name: string) {
        // 3. find the instance with the name you're searching for
        let users = this.users.filter(u => u.name === name);
        return users.length > 0 ? users[0] : null;
    }
}

edited Feb 12, 2016 at 1:58

answered Feb 12, 2016 at 1:50

David Sherret

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Thirumalai murugan · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-27 06:14:15Z

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try this

export class test
{
 private static t:test;
 private name:string;
 constructor()
 {
   t=this;
 }

public static sample()
{
   return t.name;
}
}

edited Feb 27, 2020 at 6:14

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answered Mar 14, 2018 at 5:54

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