The keyof operator produces a union type of all known, public property names of a given type. You can use it together with lookup types (aka indexed access types) to statically model dynamic property access in the type system. Take away: 1. extends 2…

Lookup types, introduced in TypeScript 2.1, allow us to dynamically create types based on the property keys of an object. We'll use the function spyOn from Jest to illustrate how lookup types can type-safe function parameters. Considering this code:…

Mapped types are a powerful and unique feature of TypeScript's type system. They allow you to create a new type by transforming all properties of an existing type according to a given transformation function. In this lesson, we'll cover mapped types…

We will look at how we can use mapped types, conditional types, self-referencing types and the “infer” keyword to create a reusable generic type that traverses down the properties of an object and marks of all them as read-only. This is especially us…

TypeScript’s discriminated union types (aka tagged union types) allow you to model a finite set of alternative object shapes in the type system. The compiler helps you introduce fewer bugs by only exposing properties that are known to be safe to acce…

ypeScript 2.2 introduced the object, a type that represents any non-primitive type. It can be used to more accurately type methods such as Object.create. Don't confuse it with the Object type or {}, the empty object type, though! So one thing we need…

Sometimes the compiler needs help figuring out a type. In this lesson we learn how to help out the compiler with Typescript type assertion. We have a SuperHero and a BadGuy. Let's make a function that saves the day if the function's argument is a Sup…

Conditional types take generics one step further and allow you to test for a specific condition, based on which the final type will be determined. We will look at how they work on a basic level and then leverage their power to allocate function types…

TypeScript 2.0 introduced the readonly modifier which can be added to a property or index signature declaration. It helps prevent against unintended property assignments. This lesson gives various use cases for readonly and shows what the generated J…

It’s easy to pass the wrong value to a function. Typescript interfaces are great because they catch errors at compile time or in an IDE. In this lesson we’ll learn how to describe a type shape with Typescript interfaces. Using interface to describe a…