Because the compiled JavaScript has all the type information erased, you can't use T to new up an object.
You can do this in a non-generic way by passing the type into the constructor.
class TestOne {
hi() {
alert('Hi');
}
}
class TestTwo {
constructor(private testType) {
}
getNew() {
return new this.testType();
}
}
var test = new TestTwo(TestOne);
var example = test.getNew();
example.hi();
You could extend this example using generics to tighten up the types:
class TestBase {
hi() {
alert('Hi from base');
}
}
class TestSub extends TestBase {
hi() {
alert('Hi from sub');
}
}
class TestTwo<T extends TestBase> {
constructor(private testType) {
}
getNew() : T {
return new this.testType();
}
}
//var test = new TestTwo<TestBase>(TestBase);
var test = new TestTwo<TestSub>(TestSub);
var example = test.getNew();
example.hi();
