microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Type of reverse enum lookup is string | undefined with noUncheckedIndexedAccess enabled

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Description

Bug Report

🔎 Search Terms
  • enum
  • noUncheckedIndexedAccess
  • undefined
🕗 Version & Regression Information

This is a new feature in Typescript 4.1.

⏯ Playground Link

Playground link with relevant code

💻 Code
enum Foo {
  A, 
  B,
  C,
}

let x: string = Foo[Foo.A];
🙁 Actual behavior

With noUncheckedIndexedAccess it gives an error because the type of Foo[Foo.A] is determined to be string | undefined.

🙂 Expected behavior

I can't see any reason why the type shouldn't be string even with noUncheckedIndexedAccess enabled.

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Research direction

Start with the linked TypeScript Playground, enabling noUncheckedIndexedAccess and examining the reverse enum lookup Foo[Foo.A]. Trace the type-checking behavior for this expression; done means it is accepted as a string rather than reported as string | undefined.

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
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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