Discussion: Type casting and typing = position ambiguity

[Alphapage]

Hello,

Here is my code example:

let value : any;                   // ok javascript like 
(<string[]>value).length     // why not (value<string[]>).length

< string[] > value is more c# like : (string[])value in c#

Why not using a javascript style for typing and type casting: always put typing at the end of the expression ? (I mean "javascript style" because :any signature seems to be adopted)

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[ahejlsberg]

We already support postfix type assertions using the as operator, so if you prefer that you can simply write (value as string[]).length.

[Alphapage]

Thank you. You learn me something. +1