TypeScript 2.8 introduces conditional types which add the ability to express non-uniform type mappings. A conditional type selects one of two possible types based on a condition expressed as a type relationship test:
ts
The type above means when T
is assignable to U
the type is X
, otherwise the type is Y
.
A conditional type T extends U ? X : Y
is either resolved to X
or Y
, or deferred because the condition depends on one or more type variables. Whether to resolve or defer is determined as follows:
T'
and U'
that are instantiations of T
and U
where all occurrences of type parameters are replaced with any
, if T'
is not assignable to U'
, the conditional type is resolved to Y
. Intuitively, if the most permissive instantiation of T
is not assignable to the most permissive instantiation of U
, we know that no instantiation will be and we can just resolve to Y
.infer
(more later) declaration within U
collect a set of candidate types by inferring from T
to U
(using the same inference algorithm as type inference for generic functions). For a given infer
type variable V
, if any candidates were inferred from co-variant positions, the type inferred for V
is a union of those candidates. Otherwise, if any candidates were inferred from contra-variant positions, the type inferred for V
is an intersection of those candidates. Otherwise, the type inferred for V
is never
.T''
that is an instantiation of T
where all infer
type variables are replaced with the types inferred in the previous step, if T''
is definitely assignable to U
, the conditional type is resolved to X
. The definitely assignable relation is the same as the regular assignable relation, except that type variable constraints are not considered. Intuitively, when a type is definitely assignable to another type, we know that it will be assignable for all instantiations of those types.Distributive conditional typests
type TypeName<T> = T extends string
? "string"
: T extends number
? "number"
: T extends boolean
? "boolean"
: T extends undefined
? "undefined"
: T extends Function
? "function"
: "object";
type T0 = TypeName<string>; // "string"
type T1 = TypeName<"a">; // "string"
type T2 = TypeName<true>; // "boolean"
type T3 = TypeName<() => void>; // "function"
type T4 = TypeName<string[]>; // "object"
Conditional types in which the checked type is a naked type parameter are called distributive conditional types. Distributive conditional types are automatically distributed over union types during instantiation. For example, an instantiation of T extends U ? X : Y
with the type argument A | B | C
for T
is resolved as (A extends U ? X : Y) | (B extends U ? X : Y) | (C extends U ? X : Y)
.
ts
type T10 = TypeName<string | (() => void)>; // "string" | "function"
type T12 = TypeName<string | string[] | undefined>; // "string" | "object" | "undefined"
type T11 = TypeName<string[] | number[]>; // "object"
In instantiations of a distributive conditional type T extends U ? X : Y
, references to T
within the conditional type are resolved to individual constituents of the union type (i.e. T
refers to the individual constituents after the conditional type is distributed over the union type). Furthermore, references to T
within X
have an additional type parameter constraint U
(i.e. T
is considered assignable to U
within X
).
ts
type BoxedValue<T> = { value: T };
type BoxedArray<T> = { array: T[] };
type Boxed<T> = T extends any[] ? BoxedArray<T[number]> : BoxedValue<T>;
type T20 = Boxed<string>; // BoxedValue<string>;
type T21 = Boxed<number[]>; // BoxedArray<number>;
type T22 = Boxed<string | number[]>; // BoxedValue<string> | BoxedArray<number>;
Notice that T
has the additional constraint any[]
within the true branch of Boxed<T>
and it is therefore possible to refer to the element type of the array as T[number]
. Also, notice how the conditional type is distributed over the union type in the last example.
The distributive property of conditional types can conveniently be used to filter union types:
ts
type Diff<T, U> = T extends U ? never : T; // Remove types from T that are assignable to U
type Filter<T, U> = T extends U ? T : never; // Remove types from T that are not assignable to U
type T30 = Diff<"a" | "b" | "c" | "d", "a" | "c" | "f">; // "b" | "d"
type T31 = Filter<"a" | "b" | "c" | "d", "a" | "c" | "f">; // "a" | "c"
type T32 = Diff<string | number | (() => void), Function>; // string | number
type T33 = Filter<string | number | (() => void), Function>; // () => void
type NonNullable<T> = Diff<T, null | undefined>; // Remove null and undefined from T
type T34 = NonNullable<string | number | undefined>; // string | number
type T35 = NonNullable<string | string[] | null | undefined>; // string | string[]
function f1<T>(x: T, y: NonNullable<T>) {
x = y; // Ok
y = x; // Error
}
function f2<T extends string | undefined>(x: T, y: NonNullable<T>) {
x = y; // Ok
y = x; // Error
let s1: string = x; // Error
let s2: string = y; // Ok
}
Conditional types are particularly useful when combined with mapped types:
ts
type FunctionPropertyNames<T> = {
[K in keyof T]: T[K] extends Function ? K : never;
}[keyof T];
type FunctionProperties<T> = Pick<T, FunctionPropertyNames<T>>;
type NonFunctionPropertyNames<T> = {
[K in keyof T]: T[K] extends Function ? never : K;
}[keyof T];
type NonFunctionProperties<T> = Pick<T, NonFunctionPropertyNames<T>>;
interface Part {
id: number;
name: string;
subparts: Part[];
updatePart(newName: string): void;
}
type T40 = FunctionPropertyNames<Part>; // "updatePart"
type T41 = NonFunctionPropertyNames<Part>; // "id" | "name" | "subparts"
type T42 = FunctionProperties<Part>; // { updatePart(newName: string): void }
type T43 = NonFunctionProperties<Part>; // { id: number, name: string, subparts: Part[] }
Similar to union and intersection types, conditional types are not permitted to reference themselves recursively. For example the following is an error.
ExampleType inference in conditional typests
type ElementType<T> = T extends any[] ? ElementType<T[number]> : T; // Error
Within the extends
clause of a conditional type, it is now possible to have infer
declarations that introduce a type variable to be inferred. Such inferred type variables may be referenced in the true branch of the conditional type. It is possible to have multiple infer
locations for the same type variable.
For example, the following extracts the return type of a function type:
ts
type ReturnType<T> = T extends (...args: any[]) => infer R ? R : any;
Conditional types can be nested to form a sequence of pattern matches that are evaluated in order:
ts
type Unpacked<T> = T extends (infer U)[]
? U
: T extends (...args: any[]) => infer U
? U
: T extends Promise<infer U>
? U
: T;
type T0 = Unpacked<string>; // string
type T1 = Unpacked<string[]>; // string
type T2 = Unpacked<() => string>; // string
type T3 = Unpacked<Promise<string>>; // string
type T4 = Unpacked<Promise<string>[]>; // Promise<string>
type T5 = Unpacked<Unpacked<Promise<string>[]>>; // string
The following example demonstrates how multiple candidates for the same type variable in co-variant positions causes a union type to be inferred:
ts
type Foo<T> = T extends { a: infer U; b: infer U } ? U : never;
type T10 = Foo<{ a: string; b: string }>; // string
type T11 = Foo<{ a: string; b: number }>; // string | number
Likewise, multiple candidates for the same type variable in contra-variant positions causes an intersection type to be inferred:
ts
type Bar<T> = T extends { a: (x: infer U) => void; b: (x: infer U) => void }
? U
: never;
type T20 = Bar<{ a: (x: string) => void; b: (x: string) => void }>; // string
type T21 = Bar<{ a: (x: string) => void; b: (x: number) => void }>; // string & number
When inferring from a type with multiple call signatures (such as the type of an overloaded function), inferences are made from the last signature (which, presumably, is the most permissive catch-all case). It is not possible to perform overload resolution based on a list of argument types.
ts
declare function foo(x: string): number;
declare function foo(x: number): string;
declare function foo(x: string | number): string | number;
type T30 = ReturnType<typeof foo>; // string | number
It is not possible to use infer
declarations in constraint clauses for regular type parameters:
ts
type ReturnType<T extends (...args: any[]) => infer R> = R; // Error, not supported
However, much the same effect can be obtained by erasing the type variables in the constraint and instead specifying a conditional type:
Predefined conditional typests
type AnyFunction = (...args: any[]) => any;
type ReturnType<T extends AnyFunction> = T extends (...args: any[]) => infer R
? R
: any;
TypeScript 2.8 adds several predefined conditional types to lib.d.ts
:
Exclude<T, U>
— Exclude from T
those types that are assignable to U
.Extract<T, U>
— Extract from T
those types that are assignable to U
.NonNullable<T>
— Exclude null
and undefined
from T
.ReturnType<T>
— Obtain the return type of a function type.InstanceType<T>
— Obtain the instance type of a constructor function type.ts
type T00 = Exclude<"a" | "b" | "c" | "d", "a" | "c" | "f">; // "b" | "d"
type T01 = Extract<"a" | "b" | "c" | "d", "a" | "c" | "f">; // "a" | "c"
type T02 = Exclude<string | number | (() => void), Function>; // string | number
type T03 = Extract<string | number | (() => void), Function>; // () => void
type T04 = NonNullable<string | number | undefined>; // string | number
type T05 = NonNullable<(() => string) | string[] | null | undefined>; // (() => string) | string[]
function f1(s: string) {
return { a: 1, b: s };
}
class C {
x = 0;
y = 0;
}
type T10 = ReturnType<() => string>; // string
type T11 = ReturnType<(s: string) => void>; // void
type T12 = ReturnType<<T>() => T>; // {}
type T13 = ReturnType<<T extends U, U extends number[]>() => T>; // number[]
type T14 = ReturnType<typeof f1>; // { a: number, b: string }
type T15 = ReturnType<any>; // any
type T16 = ReturnType<never>; // any
type T17 = ReturnType<string>; // Error
type T18 = ReturnType<Function>; // Error
type T20 = InstanceType<typeof C>; // C
type T21 = InstanceType<any>; // any
type T22 = InstanceType<never>; // any
type T23 = InstanceType<string>; // Error
type T24 = InstanceType<Function>; // Error
Improved control over mapped type modifiersNote: The
Exclude
type is a proper implementation of theDiff
type suggested here. We’ve used the nameExclude
to avoid breaking existing code that defines aDiff
, plus we feel that name better conveys the semantics of the type. We did not include theOmit<T, K>
type because it is trivially written asPick<T, Exclude<keyof T, K>>
.
Mapped types support adding a readonly
or ?
modifier to a mapped property, but they did not provide support for the ability to remove modifiers. This matters in homomorphic mapped types which by default preserve the modifiers of the underlying type.
TypeScript 2.8 adds the ability for a mapped type to either add or remove a particular modifier. Specifically, a readonly
or ?
property modifier in a mapped type can now be prefixed with either +
or -
to indicate that the modifier should be added or removed.
ts
type MutableRequired<T> = { -readonly [P in keyof T]-?: T[P] }; // Remove readonly and ?
type ReadonlyPartial<T> = { +readonly [P in keyof T]+?: T[P] }; // Add readonly and ?
A modifier with no +
or -
prefix is the same as a modifier with a +
prefix. So, the ReadonlyPartial<T>
type above corresponds to
ts
type ReadonlyPartial<T> = { readonly [P in keyof T]?: T[P] }; // Add readonly and ?
Using this ability, lib.d.ts
now has a new Required<T>
type. This type strips ?
modifiers from all properties of T
, thus making all properties required.
ts
type Required<T> = { [P in keyof T]-?: T[P] };
Note that in strictNullChecks
mode, when a homomorphic mapped type removes a ?
modifier from a property in the underlying type it also removes undefined
from the type of that property:
Improvedts
type Foo = { a?: string }; // Same as { a?: string | undefined }
type Bar = Required<Foo>; // Same as { a: string }
keyof
with intersection types
With TypeScript 2.8 keyof
applied to an intersection type is transformed to a union of keyof
applied to each intersection constituent. In other words, types of the form keyof (A & B)
are transformed to be keyof A | keyof B
. This change should address inconsistencies with inference from keyof
expressions.
Better handling for namespace patterns ints
type A = { a: string };
type B = { b: string };
type T1 = keyof (A & B); // "a" | "b"
type T2<T> = keyof (T & B); // keyof T | "b"
type T3<U> = keyof (A & U); // "a" | keyof U
type T4<T, U> = keyof (T & U); // keyof T | keyof U
type T5 = T2<A>; // "a" | "b"
type T6 = T3<B>; // "a" | "b"
type T7 = T4<A, B>; // "a" | "b"
.js
files
TypeScript 2.8 adds support for understanding more namespace patterns in .js
files. Empty object literals declarations on top level, just like functions and classes, are now recognized as namespace declarations in JavaScript.
js
var ns = {}; // recognized as a declaration for a namespace `ns`
ns.constant = 1; // recognized as a declaration for var `constant`
Assignments at the top-level should behave the same way; in other words, a var
or const
declaration is not required.
IIFEs as namespace declarationsjs
app = {}; // does NOT need to be `var app = {}`
app.C = class {};
app.f = function() {};
app.prop = 1;
An IIFE returning a function, class or empty object literal, is also recognized as a namespace:
Defaulted declarationsjs
var C = (function() {
function C(n) {
this.p = n;
}
return C;
})();
C.staticProperty = 1;
“Defaulted declarations” allow initializers that reference the declared name in the left side of a logical or:
Prototype assignmentjs
my = window.my || {};
my.app = my.app || {};
You can assign an object literal directly to the prototype property. Individual prototype assignments still work too:
Nested and merged declarationsts
var C = function(p) {
this.p = p;
};
C.prototype = {
m() {
console.log(this.p);
}
};
C.prototype.q = function(r) {
return this.p === r;
};
Nesting works to any level now, and merges correctly across files. Previously neither was the case.
Per-file JSX factoriesjs
var app = window.app || {};
app.C = class {};
TypeScript 2.8 adds support for a per-file configurable JSX factory name using @jsx dom
pragma. JSX factory can be configured for a compilation using jsxFactory
(default is React.createElement
). With TypeScript 2.8 you can override this on a per-file-basis by adding a comment to the beginning of the file.
ts
/** @jsx dom */
import { dom } from "./renderer";
<h></h>;
Generates:
Locally scoped JSX namespacesjs
var renderer_1 = require("./renderer");
renderer_1.dom("h", null);
JSX type checking is driven by definitions in a JSX namespace, for instance JSX.Element
for the type of a JSX element, and JSX.IntrinsicElements
for built-in elements. Before TypeScript 2.8 the JSX
namespace was expected to be in the global namespace, and thus only allowing one to be defined in a project. Starting with TypeScript 2.8 the JSX
namespace will be looked under the jsxNamespace
(e.g. React
) allowing for multiple jsx factories in one compilation. For backward compatibility the global JSX
namespace is used as a fallback if none was defined on the factory function. Combined with the per-file @jsx
pragma, each file can have a different JSX factory.
--emitDeclarationOnly
emitDeclarationOnly
allows for only generating declaration files; .js
/.jsx
output generation will be skipped with this flag. The flag is useful when the .js
output generation is handled by a different transpiler like Babel.
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