TypeScript provides several utility types to facilitate common type transformations. These utilities are available globally.
Awaited<Type>
Released: 4.5
This type is meant to model operations like await
in async
functions, or the .then()
method on Promise
s - specifically, the way that they recursively unwrap Promise
s.
ts
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type A = Awaited<Promise<string>>;
type B = Awaited<Promise<Promise<number>>>;
type C = Awaited<boolean | Promise<number>>;
Partial<Type>
Released:
2.1
Constructs a type with all properties of Type
set to optional. This utility will return a type that represents all subsets of a given type.
ts
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interface Todo {
title: string;
description: string;
}
function updateTodo(todo: Todo, fieldsToUpdate: Partial<Todo>) {
return { ...todo, ...fieldsToUpdate };
}
const todo1 = {
title: "organize desk",
description: "clear clutter",
};
const todo2 = updateTodo(todo1, {
description: "throw out trash",
});
Required<Type>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type consisting of all properties of Type
set to required. The opposite of Partial
.
ts
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interface Props {
a?: number;
b?: string;
}
const obj: Props = { a: 5 };
const obj2: Required<Props> = { a: 5 };
Property 'b' is missing in type '{ a: number; }' but required in type 'Required<Props>'.2741Property 'b' is missing in type '{ a: number; }' but required in type 'Required<Props>'.
Readonly<Type>
Released:
2.1
Constructs a type with all properties of Type
set to readonly
, meaning the properties of the constructed type cannot be reassigned.
ts
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interface Todo {
title: string;
}
const todo: Readonly<Todo> = {
title: "Delete inactive users",
};
todo. title = "Hello";
Cannot assign to 'title' because it is a read-only property.2540Cannot assign to 'title' because it is a read-only property.
This utility is useful for representing assignment expressions that will fail at runtime (i.e. when attempting to reassign properties of a frozen object).
Object.freeze
ts
function freeze<Type>(obj: Type): Readonly<Type>;
Record<Keys, Type>
Released:
2.1
Constructs an object type whose property keys are Keys
and whose property values are Type
. This utility can be used to map the properties of a type to another type.
ts
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type CatName = "miffy" | "boris" | "mordred";
interface CatInfo {
age: number;
breed: string;
}
const cats: Record<CatName, CatInfo> = {
miffy: { age: 10, breed: "Persian" },
boris: { age: 5, breed: "Maine Coon" },
mordred: { age: 16, breed: "British Shorthair" },
};
cats.boris;
Pick<Type, Keys>
Released:
2.1
Constructs a type by picking the set of properties Keys
(string literal or union of string literals) from Type
.
ts
Try
interface Todo {
title: string;
description: string;
completed: boolean;
}
type TodoPreview = Pick<Todo, "title" | "completed">;
const todo: TodoPreview = {
title: "Clean room",
completed: false,
};
todo;
Omit<Type, Keys>
Released:
3.5
Constructs a type by picking all properties from Type
and then removing Keys
(string literal or union of string literals). The opposite of Pick
.
ts
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interface Todo {
title: string;
description: string;
completed: boolean;
createdAt: number;
}
type TodoPreview = Omit<Todo, "description">;
const todo: TodoPreview = {
title: "Clean room",
completed: false,
createdAt: 1615544252770,
};
todo;
type TodoInfo = Omit<Todo, "completed" | "createdAt">;
const todoInfo: TodoInfo = {
title: "Pick up kids",
description: "Kindergarten closes at 5pm",
};
todoInfo;
Exclude<UnionType, ExcludedMembers>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type by excluding from UnionType
all union members that are assignable to ExcludedMembers
.
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type T0 = Exclude<"a" | "b" | "c", "a">;
type T1 = Exclude<"a" | "b" | "c", "a" | "b">;
type T2 = Exclude<string | number | (() => void), Function>;
type Shape =
| { kind: "circle"; radius: number }
| { kind: "square"; x: number }
| { kind: "triangle"; x: number; y: number };
type T3 = Exclude<Shape, { kind: "circle" }>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type by extracting from Type
all union members that are assignable to Union
.
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type T0 = Extract<"a" | "b" | "c", "a" | "f">;
type T1 = Extract<string | number | (() => void), Function>;
type Shape =
| { kind: "circle"; radius: number }
| { kind: "square"; x: number }
| { kind: "triangle"; x: number; y: number };
type T2 = Extract<Shape, { kind: "circle" }>
NonNullable<Type>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type by excluding null
and undefined
from Type
.
ts
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type T0 = NonNullable<string | number | undefined>;
type T1 = NonNullable<string[] | null | undefined>;
Parameters<Type>
Released:
3.1
Constructs a tuple type from the types used in the parameters of a function type Type
.
For overloaded functions, this will be the parameters of the last signature; see Inferring Within Conditional Types.
Examplets
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declare function f1(arg: { a: number; b: string }): void;
type T0 = Parameters<() => string>;
type T1 = Parameters<(s: string) => void>;
type T2 = Parameters<<T>(arg: T) => T>;
type T3 = Parameters<typeof f1>;
type T4 = Parameters<any>;
type T5 = Parameters<never>;
type T6 = Parameters<string>;
Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'.2344Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'.type T7 = Parameters< Function>;
Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature '(...args: any): any'.2344Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature '(...args: any): any'.
ConstructorParameters<Type>
Released:
3.1
Constructs a tuple or array type from the types of a constructor function type. It produces a tuple type with all the parameter types (or the type never
if Type
is not a function).
ts
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type T0 = ConstructorParameters<ErrorConstructor>;
type T1 = ConstructorParameters<FunctionConstructor>;
type T2 = ConstructorParameters<RegExpConstructor>;
class C {
constructor(a: number, b: string) {}
}
type T3 = ConstructorParameters<typeof C>;
type T4 = ConstructorParameters<any>;
type T5 = ConstructorParameters< Function>;
Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature 'new (...args: any): any'.2344Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature 'new (...args: any): any'.
ReturnType<Type>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type consisting of the return type of function Type
.
For overloaded functions, this will be the return type of the last signature; see Inferring Within Conditional Types.
Examplets
Try
declare function f1(): { a: number; b: string };
type T0 = ReturnType<() => string>;
type T1 = ReturnType<(s: string) => void>;
type T2 = ReturnType<<T>() => T>;
type T3 = ReturnType<<T extends U, U extends number[]>() => T>;
type T4 = ReturnType<typeof f1>;
type T5 = ReturnType<any>;
type T6 = ReturnType<never>;
type T7 = ReturnType<string>;
Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'.2344Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'.type T8 = ReturnType< Function>;
Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature '(...args: any): any'.2344Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint '(...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature '(...args: any): any'.
InstanceType<Type>
Released:
2.8
Constructs a type consisting of the instance type of a constructor function in Type
.
ts
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class C {
x = 0;
y = 0;
}
type T0 = InstanceType<typeof C>;
type T1 = InstanceType<any>;
type T2 = InstanceType<never>;
type T3 = InstanceType<string>;
Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'.2344Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'.type T4 = InstanceType< Function>;
Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature 'new (...args: any): any'.2344Type 'Function' does not satisfy the constraint 'abstract new (...args: any) => any'. Type 'Function' provides no match for the signature 'new (...args: any): any'.
NoInfer<Type>
Released:
5.4
Blocks inferences to the contained type. Other than blocking inferences, NoInfer<Type>
is identical to Type
.
ts
function createStreetLight<C extends string>(
colors: C[],
defaultColor?: NoInfer<C>,
) {
// ...
}
createStreetLight(["red", "yellow", "green"], "red"); // OK
createStreetLight(["red", "yellow", "green"], "blue"); // Error
ThisParameterType<Type>
Released:
3.3
Extracts the type of the this parameter for a function type, or unknown if the function type has no this
parameter.
ts
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function toHex(this: Number) {
return this.toString(16);
}
function numberToString(n: ThisParameterType<typeof toHex>) {
return toHex.apply(n);
}
OmitThisParameter<Type>
Released:
3.3
Removes the this
parameter from Type
. If Type
has no explicitly declared this
parameter, the result is simply Type
. Otherwise, a new function type with no this
parameter is created from Type
. Generics are erased and only the last overload signature is propagated into the new function type.
ts
Try
function toHex(this: Number) {
return this.toString(16);
}
const fiveToHex: OmitThisParameter<typeof toHex> = toHex.bind(5);
console.log(fiveToHex());
ThisType<Type>
Released:
2.3
This utility does not return a transformed type. Instead, it serves as a marker for a contextual this
type. Note that the noImplicitThis
flag must be enabled to use this utility.
ts
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type ObjectDescriptor<D, M> = {
data?: D;
methods?: M & ThisType<D & M>; // Type of 'this' in methods is D & M
};
function makeObject<D, M>(desc: ObjectDescriptor<D, M>): D & M {
let data: object = desc.data || {};
let methods: object = desc.methods || {};
return { ...data, ...methods } as D & M;
}
let obj = makeObject({
data: { x: 0, y: 0 },
methods: {
moveBy(dx: number, dy: number) {
this.x += dx; // Strongly typed this
this.y += dy; // Strongly typed this
},
},
});
obj.x = 10;
obj.y = 20;
obj.moveBy(5, 5);
In the example above, the methods
object in the argument to makeObject
has a contextual type that includes ThisType<D & M>
and therefore the type of this in methods within the methods
object is { x: number, y: number } & { moveBy(dx: number, dy: number): void }
. Notice how the type of the methods
property simultaneously is an inference target and a source for the this
type in methods.
The ThisType<T>
marker interface is simply an empty interface declared in lib.d.ts
. Beyond being recognized in the contextual type of an object literal, the interface acts like any empty interface.
Uppercase<StringType>
Lowercase<StringType>
Capitalize<StringType>
Uncapitalize<StringType>
To help with string manipulation around template string literals, TypeScript includes a set of types which can be used in string manipulation within the type system. You can find those in the Template Literal Types documentation.
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