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Qwertiy
Qwertiy

Reputation: 21480

Is it possible to inline string without const enum?

I want to expoort string contsnt but in such way that it would be inlined in all places it is used it and variable von't be created. I know it's possible with const enum:

const enum SomeEnum {
    SOME_VALUE = "SOME_VALUE"
}

alert(SomeEnum.SOME_VALUE);

compiles into

"use strict";
alert("SOME_VALUE" /* SOME_VALUE */);

But I'm interested in making dotless access to the value, i. e. I want to write

alert(SOME_VALUE);

and I want it to be compiles into the same thing.

How can I declare SOME_VALUE to archive that?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1358

Answers (1)

KajMagnus
KajMagnus

Reputation: 11686

As of 2020-09, you cannot,

Here's a discussion about such a feature — inline constants — over at the Typescript GitHub repo: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/3964

Update: Now that issue got closed:

given the feedback so far and the risk of the feature, it's safe to say this isn't happening

So, likely Never, then.

Upvotes: 2

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