microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Type Inference In Switch Statement Not Work With &&
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Description
TypeScript Version: 4.0.0-dev.20200512
Search Terms: switch, inference, switch and inference
Code
interface I1 {
type: 'I1';
value: string;
}
interface I2 {
type: 'I2';
value: number;
}
type T = I1 | I2;
let t: T | undefined;
if (t && t.type == 'I1') {
t.value; // Type string
}
switch (t?.type) {
case 'I1':
t.value; // Type string
break;
}
switch (t && t.type) {
case 'I1':
t.value; // Uh oh, error
t!.value; // Uh oh, string | number
break;
}
Expected behavior:
The compile should understand that t && t.type is like as t?.type except that has also other falsy values.
Actual behavior:
The compiler does not infer from such expression.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked TypeScript Playground reproduction and compare the narrowing behavior of the three shown conditions. Trace the compiler's control-flow analysis for switch expressions using t && t.type; done means the final branch narrows t consistently with the expected behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100