TypeScript Constructor Initialization

TypeScript Classes and OOP : Exercise-8 with Solution

Write a TypeScript class called Student with properties name and age. Implement a constructor that initializes these properties when a Student object is created. Additionally, add validation to ensure that the age provided is a positive number. If the age is not positive, set it to a default value of 0.

Sample Solution:

TypeScript Code:

class Student {
  // Properties
  name: string;
  age: number;

  // Constructor with validation
  constructor(name: string, age: number) {
    this.name = name;

    // Validate and set the age property
    if (age > 0) {
      this.age = age;
    } else {
      // Default to 0 if age is not positive
      this.age = 0;
    }
  }
}

// Create Student objects with different ages
const student1 = new Student("Erland Clive", 22);    // Age is positive
const student2 = new Student("Bastet Aneta", -7);  // Age is not positive

// Access and print the properties
console.log("Student 1 - Name:", student1.name, "Age:", student1.age); // Output: Student 1 - Name: Erland Clive Age: 22
console.log("Student 2 - Name:", student2.name, "Age:", student2.age); // Output: Student 2 - Name: Bastet Aneta Age: 0 (default)

Explanations:

In the exercise above -

• First we define the "Student" class with properties 'name' and 'age'.
• The constructor for the "Student" class takes two parameters: 'name' and 'age'. Inside the constructor, we set the 'name' property to the provided name.
• Include validation to ensure that the 'age' provided is a positive number. If the 'age' is greater than 0, we set the 'age' property to that value. Otherwise, we default the 'age' property to 0.
• Next, we create two "Student" objects with different ages, including one with a negative age to demonstrate validation and default value assignment.
• Finally, we access and print the properties of both 'Student' objects to verify that they have been initialized correctly. The validation and default assignment work as expected.

Output:

"Student 1 - Name:" "Erland Clive" "Age:" 22
"Student 2 - Name:" "Bastet Aneta" "Age:" 0

TypeScript Editor:

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