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TypeScript is a typed version of JavaScript. It claims to be a superset of JavaScript.
TypeScript is a typed version of JavaScript. It claims to be a superset of JavaScript but most JS code will need modifications to compile properly as TS code. 
The syntax is very similar to Kotlin.


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
Here we focus on the syntax differences between TypeScript and JavaScript.
Here we focus on the syntax differences between TypeScript and JavaScript. See [[JavaScript]] for JS syntax.


===Classes===
===Classes===
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===Functions===
====Overloads====
See [https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/functions.html#overloads Overloads]
TypeScript does not support overloading in the traditional sense, with multiple implementations. 
However you can have multiple function declarations similar to prototypes.


===Interfaces===
===Interfaces===
[https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/interfaces.html Interfaces]
[https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/interfaces.html Interfaces]


Unlike JavaScript, TypeScript comes with support for interfaces:
Unlike JavaScript, TypeScript comes with support for interfaces.<br>
You can treat these interfaces as types or structs.
<syntaxhighlight lang="typescript">
<syntaxhighlight lang="typescript">
interface LabeledValue {
interface LabeledValue {
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}
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===Generics===
[https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/generics.html Generics]
===Type Guards===
[https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/advanced-types.html Advanced Types]


==Compilation==
==Compilation==
* Install TypeScript
You will need to compile your typescript before you can run it on Node.js or in the browser. 
*:<pre>npm install -g typescript</pre>
There are many ways to compile your typescript. 
* Compile your typescript file
For Node programs, you can just use tsc or babel. 
*:<pre>tsc greeter.js</pre>
For browser applications, webpack can compile typescript.
 
===tsc===
# Install TypeScript
#:<pre>npm install -g typescript</pre>
# Compile your typescript file
#:<pre>tsc greeter.ts</pre>
 
===webpack===
See [https://webpack.js.org/guides/typescript/ Webpack: TypeScript]
 
===babel===
See [https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-preset-typescript Babel preset typescript]


==Resources==
==Resources==
* [https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html The TypeScript Handbook]
* [https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html The TypeScript Handbook]
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