Abstract Classes

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abstract class Machine {
    constructor(public manufacturer: string) {
    }

    // An abstract class can define methods of it's own, or...
    summary(): string {
        return `${this.manufacturer} makes this machine.`;
    }
    
    // Require inheriting classes to implement methods
    abstract moreInfo(): string;
}

class Car extends Machine {
    constructor(manufacturer: string, public position: number, protected speed: number) {
        super(manufacturer);
    }
    
    move() {
        this.position += this.speed;
    }
    
    moreInfo() {
        return `This is a car located at ${this.position} and going ${this.speed}mph!`;
    }
}

let myCar = new Car("Konda", 10, 70);
myCar.move(); // position is now 80
console.log(myCar.summary()); // prints "Konda makes this machine."
console.log(myCar.moreInfo()); // prints "This is a car located at 80 and going 70mph!"

Abstract classes are base classes from which other classes can extend. They cannot be instantiated themselves (i.e. you cannot do new Machine("Konda")).

The two key characteristics of an abstract class in Typescript are:

They can implement methods of their own.
They can define methods that inheriting classes must implement.

For this reason, abstract classes can conceptually be considered a combination of an interface and a class.

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