abstract classes in typescript
abstract class Department {
constructor(public name: string) {}
printName(): void {
console.log("Department name: " + this.name);
}
abstract printMeeting(): void; // must be implemented in derived classes
}
class AccountingDepartment extends Department {
constructor() {
super("Accounting and Auditing"); // constructors in derived classes must call super()
}
printMeeting(): void {
console.log("The Accounting Department meets each Monday at 10am.");
}
generateReports(): void {
console.log("Generating accounting reports...");
}
}
let department: Department; // ok to create a reference to an abstract type
department = new Department(); // error: cannot create an instance of an abstract class
Cannot create an instance of an abstract class.2511Cannot create an instance of an abstract class.department = new AccountingDepartment(); // ok to create and assign a non-abstract subclass
department.printName();
department.printMeeting();
department.generateReports();
Property 'generateReports' does not exist on type 'Department'.2339Property 'generateReports' does not exist on type 'Department'.Try