microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Property 'X' does not exist on type Y

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Bug Domain: This-Typing
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Description

Bug Report

🔎 Search Terms
🕗 Version & Regression Information
  • This is the behavior in every version I tried, and I reviewed the FAQ for entries about "does not exist on type"
⏯ Playground Link

Playground link with relevant code

💻 Code
type Listener = {
    callback(): boolean;
};

const fn = <T extends Listener>(listener: T) => { };

// this works
fn({
    context: new Map<string, number>(),
    callback() {
        const num = this.context.get('number') ?? 0;

        if (num > 0) return true;
        else return false;
    },
});

// this does not
fn({
    context: new Map<string, number>(),
    callback() {
        const num = this.context.get('number') ?? 0; // Property 'context' does not exist on type 'Listener'.(2339)
        return num > 0;
    },
});
🙁 Actual behavior

It is giving a compilation error as soon as I change the return variable.

🙂 Expected behavior

Should not give compilation errors.

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Research direction

Start with the linked TypeScript Playground example and compare the two calls to fn, focusing on contextual typing and generic inference for the callback's this value. The issue is done when the second example compiles without the reported Property 'context' error while preserving the behavior of the first example.

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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

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