microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

'in' does not remove undefined from indexed value (with noUncheckedIndexedAccess)

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Description

### 🔎 Search Terms

in operator, noUncheckedIndexedAccess

### 🕗 Version & Regression Information

Tested 5.8.2 and 5.9.0-dev.20250310

### ⏯ Playground Link

https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?noUncheckedIndexedAccess=true&ts=5.8.2#code/MYewdgzgLgBAhgJwQLhmArgWwEYFMEDaAujALwwECMANDAEy0DMRA3AFCiSwCWAJgB6oMOfGXrtuAMxgAKPvxjcw8JAEoYAbzYwdMTtBiC0WPAjGJC81tt36QAG1wA6eyADmM-qvYBfNkA

### 💻 Code

With an array:
```ts
const arr: number[] = [1, 2, 3];
const idx: number = 2;
if (idx in arr) {
const x: number = arr[idx];
console.log(x);
}
```

With a map/object:
```ts
const map: Record = { a: 1 };
const key: string = "a";
if (key in map) {
const x: number = map[key];
console.log(x);
}
```

### 🙁 Actual behavior

```
Type 'number | undefined' is not assignable to type 'number'.
Type 'undefined' is not assignable to type 'number'.
```

### 🙂 Expected behavior

Expected 'in' operator to guarantee that the result of indexing is not `undefined` in this branch.

### Additional information about the issue

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Research direction

Start with the linked TypeScript Playground reproduction using noUncheckedIndexedAccess and both the array and Record examples. Trace how the type checker narrows indexed access inside the `in` branches. Done means both examples allow assigning the indexed values to number without weakening the option’s existing 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

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