TypeScript - Arrow Functions

Fat arrow notations are used for anonymous functions i.e for function expressions. They are also called lambda functions in other languages.

(param1, param2, ..., paramN) => expression

Using fat arrow =>, we dropped the need to use the function keyword. Parameters are passed in the parenthesis (), and the function expression is enclosed within the curly brackets .

let sum = (x: number, y: number): number => {
    return x + y;
}

sum(10, 20); //returns 30

In the above example, sum is an arrow function. (x:number, y:number) denotes the parameter types, :number specifies the return type. The fat arrow => separates the function parameters and the function body. The right side of => can contain one or more code statements.

The above arrow function sum will be converted into the following JavaScript code.

var sum = function (x, y) {
    return x + y;
}

The following is an arrow function without parameters.

let Print = () => console.log("Hello TypeScript");

Print(); //Output: Hello TypeScript

Furthermore, if the function body consists of only one statement then no need for the curly brackets and the return keyword, as shown below.

let sum = (x: number, y: number) => x + y;

sum(3, 4); //returns 7

A class can include an arrow function as a property, as shown below.

class Employee {
    empCode: number;
    empName: string;

    constructor(code: number, name: string) {
        this.empName = name;
        this.empCode = code;
    }

    display = () => console.log(this.empCode +' ' + this.empName)
}
let emp = new Employee(1, 'Ram');
emp.display();