Overload Functions to Enrich your Definition
Explore how to use function overloads in TypeScript to define multiple function signatures with varying parameters and return types. Understand how overloading improves code clarity and enriches IDE support, allowing you to write flexible and well-documented functions. This lesson helps you implement overloads effectively by consolidating scenarios in a single function body, enhancing your TypeScript skills.
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The reason to use overloaded functions
TypeScript allows us to have an overloaded function. Often, the term ‘overload’ is linked to an object-oriented concept which you will see later. Any function, even if not in a class, can have an overload. The reason to use overload functions is that you may have a function that takes some required parameters only in a specific scenario. Instead of using the overloaded functions, it’s possible to use optional parameters and default parameters.
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