Regrettably, presenting the entire code to replicate this issue would be quite lengthy, so I am hoping that the problem is apparent based on the provided information. If necessary, I can supply a more comprehensive solution.
Initially, I define an interface:
export interface ITest {
myDate: Date;
}
Subsequently, I generate an array of these interfaces for testing purposes:
export const TEST: ITest[]=[{myDate: new Date(1995, 8, 1)}]
I expose these through an Angular2 service that interacts with the InMemoryDbService from angular2-in-memory-web-api. The section of code where I make the call and retrieve the array appears as follows:
get(): Promise<ITest[]>{
return this.http.get(this.testUrl)
.toPromise()
.then(response => response.json().data as ITest[])
.catch(this.handleError);
}
...and then I bring it into my component using:
this.testService.get().then(tests => {
this.tests = tests;
console.log("Date Type:"+typeof(this.tests[0].myDate));
});
Everything functions correctly, however, the issue arises when the console.log statement displays:
Date Type:string
The data itself is accurate, with the string representing my date being 1995-09-01T07:00:00.000Z, but the primary concern is - rather than a Date, it registers as a string! Even though VS Code provides auto-completion for methods like toDateString, executing them results in toDateString is not a function.
I suspect the problem lies within
response => response.json().data as ITest[]Date? Clearly, there is a mistake in my approach. How should I address this matter to ensure that my objects conform to the expected types?