readonly property must be assigned in constructor

TypeScript Version: 2.0.3

Code

class Person {
    public readonly name: string;
}
let p: Person = new Person();
// p.name ????

Expected behavior: Compilation error. Person.name is not initialized. So the Person class should be look like:

class Person {
    public readonly name: string;
    constructor(name: string) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

let p: Person = new Person("Superman");

– or –

class Person {
    public readonly name: string = "Superman";
}

Actual behavior: Compilation success. No errors/warnings

[superamadeus]

Seems like this is fixed by strict property initialization

[DanielRosenwasser]

Good catch 😃