Readonly collections?

[apawsey]

Hey...

I'm still getting busy trying to add contributions, don't think I've forgotten :smile:

In the meantime, I just wondered if you've thought about adding 'readonly' collections? I know it's never going to be exactly perfect in the typescript/javascript world, but it's a nice addition to imply usage to users of exposed properties.

Thanks.

[isc30]

Hi 😄

There is already an IQueryable<T> interface that abstracts all readonly methods from all collection types. It can be used as return or member type to explicitly force that the content is constant (readonly). Is that what you need? if not, please give me an example of your proposal

Thanks a lot ;D

[isc30]

I splitted IList and IDictionary into different interfaces:

IReadOnlyList<T>, IList<T> (extends readonly list)

IReadOnlyDictionary<K,T>, IDictionary<K,T> (extends readonly dictionary)

Both IList and IDictionary have asReadOnly() method (simple internal cast)