New CallableFunction and NewableFunction types in es5.d.ts

Author: ahejlsberg

src/lib/es5.d.ts

@@ -295,6 +295,64 @@ interface FunctionConstructor {
 
 declare const Function: FunctionConstructor;
 
+interface CallableFunction extends Function {
+    /**
+      * Calls the function, substituting the specified object for the this value of the function, and the specified array for the arguments of the function.
+      * @param thisArg The object to be used as the this object.
+      * @param argArray A set of arguments to be passed to the function.
+      */
+    apply<T, R>(this: (this: T) => R, thisArg: T): R;
+    apply<T, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, args: A): R;
+
+    /**
+      * Calls a method of an object, substituting another object for the current object.
+      * @param thisArg The object to be used as the current object.
+      * @param argArray A list of arguments to be passed to the method.
+      */
+    call<T, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, ...args: A): R;
+
+    /**
+      * For a given function, creates a bound function that has the same body as the original function.
+      * The this object of the bound function is associated with the specified object, and has the specified initial parameters.
+      * @param thisArg An object to which the this keyword can refer inside the new function.
+      * @param argArray A list of arguments to be passed to the new function.
+      */
+    bind<T, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T): (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<T, A0, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, arg0: A0, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, arg0: A0): (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<T, A0, A1, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1): (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<T, A0, A1, A2, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2): (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<T, A0, A1, A2, A3, A extends any[], R>(this: (this: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, arg3: A3, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: T, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, arg3: A3): (...args: A) => R;
+}
+
+interface NewableFunction extends Function {
+    /**
+      * Calls the function, substituting the specified object for the this value of the function, and the specified array for the arguments of the function.
+      * @param thisArg The object to be used as the this object.
+      * @param argArray A set of arguments to be passed to the function.
+      */
+    apply<R>(this: new () => R, thisArg: any): R;
+    apply<A extends any[], R>(this: new (...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, args: A): R;
+
+    /**
+      * Calls a method of an object, substituting another object for the current object.
+      * @param thisArg The object to be used as the current object.
+      * @param argArray A list of arguments to be passed to the method.
+      */
+    call<A extends any[], R>(this: new (...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, ...args: A): R;
+
+    /**
+      * For a given function, creates a bound function that has the same body as the original function.
+      * The this object of the bound function is associated with the specified object, and has the specified initial parameters.
+      * @param thisArg An object to which the this keyword can refer inside the new function.
+      * @param argArray A list of arguments to be passed to the new function.
+      */
+    bind<A extends any[], R>(this: new (...args: A) => R, thisArg: any): new (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<A0, A extends any[], R>(this: new (arg0: A0, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, arg0: A0): new (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<A0, A1, A extends any[], R>(this: new (arg0: A0, arg1: A1, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, arg0: A0, arg1: A1): new (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<A0, A1, A2, A extends any[], R>(this: new (arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2): new (...args: A) => R;
+    bind<A0, A1, A2, A3, A extends any[], R>(this: new (arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, arg3: A3, ...args: A) => R, thisArg: any, arg0: A0, arg1: A1, arg2: A2, arg3: A3): new (...args: A) => R;
+}
+
 interface IArguments {
     [index: number]: any;
     length: number;