Dynamic types from arrays for a class method

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I would like to get the values from an array as types, something like this:

const chars = ['a','b','c'] as const

type TChars = typeof chars[number] // 'a'| 'b' | 'c'

I would like to do the same but for class methods and properties, like this:

class Test{
  constructor(public chars:string[]){}

  get(char:string){
    return char
  }
}

new Test(['a','b','c']).get('d') //error only allow a,b or c

So the get() method should only allow the initial characters passed to the constructor.

I am open to refactoring the class signature.

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Almost exactly the same way, except you need to make the class the generic and then use that generic to tell get to only accept the values in the array.

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class Test<T extends readonly string[]> {
  constructor(public chars: T) {}

  get(char: T[number]) {
    return char;
  }
}

//error only allow a,b or c
new Test(["a", "b", "c"] as const).get("d");
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