Working with openlayers and typescript classes - class

Question

/// <reference path="openlayers.d.ts" />
class MapComponent {
element: HTMLElement;
map: OpenLayers.Map;
constructor(element: HTMLElement) {
// Setup our map object
this.element = element;
this.map = new OpenLayers.Map(this.element);
}
init() {
// Setup our two layer objects
var osm_layer_map = new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM("OSM");
// Add layers to the map
this.map.addLayers([osm_layer_map]);
// Add a layer switcher control
this.map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher({}));
// Zoom the map to the max extent
if (!this.map.getCenter()) {
this.map.zoomToMaxExtent();
}
}
}
window.onload = () => {
var el = document.getElementById('map');
var mc = new MapComponent(el);
mc.init();
}
I have the above piece of code to work with a simple HTML file with only 1 of ID, 'map' with style: height and width # 500px.
I have tried several other ways to get the map to display but so far all i got was a white page (blank).
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
Solutions tried so far:
using jquery with ready function
replace window.onload with a call direct from the html, <script><script/>
place document.getElementById() in the new OpenLayers.Map(here); when first creating this.map
placing the window.onload call above and below (currently)
using export class or public init() or both
As of now, I just want it to work.

Answer 1

Seems that creating the map with the element provided and later defining the options doesn't work.
Instead either initialize the map with options
var options = {
projection: "EPSG:3857",
maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-200000, -200000, 200000, 200000),
center: new OpenLayers.LonLat(-12356463.476333, 5621521.4854095)
};
this.map = new OpenLayers.Map(this.element, options);
Or call this.map.render(this.element) at the end of your init method.
Also make sure your div is actually visible and has some size specified, otherwise it might be not visible...