The 'nameof' operator provides the string name of a static symbol (in
compiler/linker terms, not an ECMAScript 'Symbol'). This is often useful for
diagnostics (logging and errors), and gives developers a way to reduce
repetition. It is also extremely helpful in editors that support symbolic
"rename" refactoring.
While ES functions have a 'name' property, one of the main use cases is to get
a string representation of the name of a thing that isn't itself reified as an
object, such as a variable, parameter, or module namespace:
```
import * as ns from "foo";
nameof ns; // "ns"
let fn = function g() {};
fn.name; // "g"
nameof fn; // "fn"
```
Here is an example of two common use cases:
```
class C {
compare(other) {
if (!(other instanceof C)) {
throw new TypeError(`Invalid argument: ${nameof other} `);
}
set prop(value) {
this._prop = value;
this.emit("propertychanged", nameof prop);
}
}
```
It's not that a language like TypeScript would need this, but rather that users
of an editor like VS Code or WebStorm that have a JavaScript language service
would benefit from it.
Ron
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To: Stas Berkov
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Subject: Re: Re: What do you think about a C# 6 like nameof() expression for
Have not tried TypeScript. What are the use cases for JavaScript where
TypeScript is not used? Does ```nameof()``` check if an object has a specific
property name defined (```"MutationObserver" in window```;
```window.MutationObserver```; ```"document" in globalThis```)?
On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 1:05 PM Stas Berkov
<stas.ber...@gmail.com<mailto:stas.ber...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Can we revisit this issue?
In C# there is `nameof`, in Swift you can do the same by calling
```
let keyPath = \Person.mother.firstName
NSPredicate(format: "%K == %@", keyPath, "Andrew")
```
Let's introduce `nameof` in ES, please.
Devs from TypeScript don't want to introduce this feature in TypeScript unless
it is available in ES (
https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/1579<https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmicrosoft%2FTypeScript%2Fissues%2F1579&data=02%7C01%7Cron.buckton%40microsoft.com%7Ceab205c181fc4322b92208d6f0e23843%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636961251760815455&sdata=qeHDrSKENDcCczwAJFoOqAro5lo9NcXzBJA5eCXx9rA%3D&reserved=0>
)
This feature is eagarly being asked by TypeScript community.
I understand there are couple issues related to `nameof` feature in ES. They
are: minification and what to do if user already has `nameof` function.
Minification.
1. If your code to be minimized be prepared that variable names will also
change.
2. (just a possibility) Minimizer can have option to replace `nameof(someVar)`
with result of `nameof` function.
What if user already has `nameof` function.
1. To maintain status quo we can user `nameof` function having priority over
newly introduced language feature.
2. OR we can use `typeof` syntax, e.g. `nameof msg.userName` (// returns
"userName" string)
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