[typescript] Constructor overload in TypeScript

As commented in @Benson answer, I used this example in my code and I found it very useful. However I found with the Object is possibly 'undefined'.ts(2532) error when I tried to make calculations with my class variable types, as the question mark leads them to be of type AssignedType | undefined. Even if undefined case is handled in later execution or with the compiler type enforce <AssignedType> I could not get rid of the error, so could not make the args optional.I solved creating a separated type for the arguments with the question mark params and the class variables without the question marks. Verbose, but worked.

Here is the original code, giving the error in the class method(), see below:

/** @class */

class Box {
  public x?: number;
  public y?: number;
  public height?: number;
  public width?: number;

  // The Box class can work double-duty as the interface here since they are identical
  // If you choose to add methods or modify this class, you will need to
  // define and reference a new interface for the incoming parameters object 
  // e.g.:  `constructor(params: BoxObjI = {} as BoxObjI)` 
  constructor(params: Box = {} as Box) {
    // Define the properties of the incoming `params` object here. 
    // Setting a default value with the `= 0` syntax is optional for each parameter
    const {
      x = 0,
      y = 0,
      height = 1,
      width = 1,
    } = params;

    //  If needed, make the parameters publicly accessible
    //  on the class ex.: 'this.var = var'.
    /**  Use jsdoc comments here for inline ide auto-documentation */
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
    this.height = height;
    this.width = width;
  }

  method(): void {
    const total = this.x + 1; // ERROR. Object is possibly 'undefined'.ts(2532)
  }
}

const box1 = new Box();
const box2 = new Box({});
const box3 = new Box({ x: 0 });
const box4 = new Box({ x: 0, height: 10 });
const box5 = new Box({ x: 0, y: 87, width: 4, height: 0 });

So variable cannot be used in the class methods. If that is corrected like this for example:

method(): void {
    const total = <number> this.x + 1;
}

Now this error appears:

Argument of type '{ x: number; y: number; width: number; height: number; }' is not 
assignable to parameter of type 'Box'.
Property 'method' is missing in type '{ x: number; y: number; width: number; height: 
number; }' but required in type 'Box'.ts(2345)

As if the whole arguments bundle was no optional anymore.

So if a type with optional args is created, and the class variables are removed from optional I achieve what I want, the arguments to be optional, and to be able to use them in the class methods. Below the solution code:

type BoxParams = {
  x?: number;
  y?: number;
  height?: number;
  width?: number;
}

/** @class */
class Box {
  public x: number;
  public y: number;
  public height: number;
  public width: number;

  // The Box class can work double-duty as the interface here since they are identical
  // If you choose to add methods or modify this class, you will need to
  // define and reference a new interface for the incoming parameters object 
  // e.g.:  `constructor(params: BoxObjI = {} as BoxObjI)` 
  constructor(params: BoxParams = {} as BoxParams) {
    // Define the properties of the incoming `params` object here. 
    // Setting a default value with the `= 0` syntax is optional for each parameter
    const {
      x = 0,
      y = 0,
      height = 1,
      width = 1,
    } = params;

    //  If needed, make the parameters publicly accessible
    //  on the class ex.: 'this.var = var'.
    /**  Use jsdoc comments here for inline ide auto-documentation */
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
    this.height = height;
    this.width = width;
  }

  method(): void {
    const total = this.x + 1;
  }
}

const box1 = new Box();
const box2 = new Box({});
const box3 = new Box({ x: 0 });
const box4 = new Box({ x: 0, height: 10 });
const box5 = new Box({ x: 0, y: 87, width: 4, height: 0 });

Comments appreciated from anyone who takes the time to read and try to understand the point I am trying to make.

Thanks in advance.