TYPESCRIPT

object of object type in typescript

let indexedArray: {[key: string]: number}

let indexedArray: {[key: string]: number} = {
    foo: 123,
    bar: 456
}

indexedArray['foo'] = 12;
indexedArray.foo= 45;

verify if object is of a certain type type in typescript

export interface SuccessResponse<T> extends ResponseEntity {
    data: T;
}

export interface FailureResponse<T> extends ResponseEntity {
    error: T;
}

// type-guard
export function isSuccessResponseTypeGuard<T>(data: ResponseEntity): data is SuccessResponse<T> {
    return (<SuccessResponse<T>>data).data !== undefined;
}

// use
if (!isSuccessResponseTypeGuard<IUser>(result)) {
  throw new UnauthorizedException(result.message);
}

check type of object typescript

function isFish(pet: Fish | Bird): pet is Fish {
   return (<Fish>pet).swim !== undefined;
}

// Both calls to 'swim' and 'fly' are now okay.
if (isFish(pet)) {
  pet.swim();
}
else {
  pet.fly();
}