class BasicCalculator { public constructor(protected value: number = 0) { } public currentValue(): number { return this.value; } public add(operand: number): this { this.value += operand; return this; } public multiply(operand: number): this { this.value *= operand; return this; } // ... other operations go here ... } let v = new BasicCalculator(2) .multiply(5) .add(1) .currentValue();