Typescript WTF Moments 4: never extends `${infer P}` yield different result than never extends `${infer P}/`

tylim88

Acid Coder

Posted on August 8, 2022

Typescript WTF Moments 4: never extends `${infer P}` yield different result than never extends `${infer P}/`
type a = never extends `${infer P}` ? P : 1  // never
//   ^?
type b = never extends `${infer P}/` ? P : 2 // string
//   ^?

type a1 = never extends `${infer P extends string}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b1 = never extends `${infer P extends string}/` ? P : 2 // string
//   ^?

type a2 = never extends `${infer P extends number}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b2 = never extends `${infer P extends number}/` ? P : 2 // number
//   ^?

type a3 = never extends `${infer P extends null}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b3 = never extends `${infer P extends null}/` ? P : 2 // null
//   ^?

type a4 = never extends `${infer P extends undefined}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b4 = never extends `${infer P extends undefined}/` ? P : 2 // undefined
//   ^?

type a5 = never extends `${infer P extends boolean}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b5 = never extends `${infer P extends boolean}/` ? P : 2 // boolean
//   ^?

type a6 = never extends `${infer P extends bigint}` ? P : 1 // never
//   ^?
type b6 = never extends `${infer P extends bigint}/` ? P : 2 // bigint
//   ^?
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tylim88
Acid Coder

Posted on August 8, 2022

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