Why does Typescript allow to assign an “any” object type to class object?

Question

I have a class object:

groupNameData: GroupNameData = new GroupNameData();

and I have an any object

 groupNam         


        

Answer 1

This is the expected behavior (docs). Hopefully this sample will clarify it:

let someObj = new MyClass();
// someObj will be of the "MyClass" type.

let anyObject : any;
// since anyObject is typed as any, it can hold any type:
anyObject = 1;
anyObject = "foo";
// including your class:
anyObject = someObj;

// so, if it can hold anything, it's expected that we can assign our custom classes to it:
someObj = anyObj;

But how can typescript accept to assign any object to class object?

That's the fun with the any type. Typescript can't know if your any-typed variable holds an instance of your object or not. It's anything, so it could be an instance of your object.