Running TypeScript
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Introduction
TypeScript code is not processed by browsers that work with JavaScript code. Therefore to be executed, TypeScript code has to be translated into JavaScript. This operation is referred to as transpilation and the tools that perform it are called transpilers.
For more details about using transpilers in IntelliJ IDEA, see the section Using File Watchers.
Running a file with injected TypeScript from IntelliJ IDEA
Note that no run configuration is required for launching applications with injected TypeScript from IntelliJ IDEA.
- Transpile the TypeScript code into Javascript.
- In the editor, open the HTML file with the TypeScript reference. This HTML file does not necessarily have to be the one that implements the starting page of the application.
- Manually replace the reference to the TypeScript file with the reference to the JavaScript file that was generated through the transpilation.
- Do one of the following:
See Also
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Last modified: 23 November 2016