pass type to function typescript code example

Example 1: types function typescript

interface Safer_Easy_Fix {
    title: string;
    callback: () => void;
}
interface Alternate_Syntax_4_Safer_Easy_Fix {
    title: string;
    callback(): void;
}

Example 2: typescript parameter function type

class Foo {
    save(callback: (n: number) => any) : void {
        callback(42);
    }
}
var foo = new Foo();

var strCallback = (result: string) : void => {
    alert(result);
}
var numCallback = (result: number) : void => {
    alert(result.toString());
}

foo.save(strCallback); // not OK
foo.save(numCallback); // OK

Example 3: typescript function type

// define your parameter's type inside the parenthesis
// define your return type after the parenthesis

function sayHello(name: string): string  {
  console.log(`Hello, ${name}`!);
}

sayHello('Bob'); // Hello, Bob!

Example 4: typescript class type t

class GenericNumber<T> {
    zeroValue: T;
    add: (x: T, y: T) => T;
}

let myGenericNumber = new GenericNumber<number>();
myGenericNumber.zeroValue = 0;
myGenericNumber.add = function(x, y) { return x + y; };

Example 5: get function return type typescript

type return_type = ReturnType<() => string>; // string
// or
function hello_world(): string {
  return "hello world";
}
type return_type = ReturnType<typeof hello_world>; // string