As I delve into learning typescript, I have come across an interesting observation regarding the compiled javascript output. It seems that for every class in the compiled code, there is a specific comment attached to it that looks like this: /** @class */.
For instance, take a look at this snippet:
var Person = /** @class */ (function () {
function Person(name, age) {
this.name = name;
this.age = age;
}
return Person;
}());
This leads me to question - Is this comment merely cosmetic or does it serve a functional purpose? And if there is indeed functionality behind it, what precisely is its role?