TypeScript: Conditional type array of union type distribution
I have a conditional type that uses a generic type T
to determine an Array<T>
type. As a contrived example:
type X<T> = T extends string ? Array<T> : never;
The issue I am having is when I provide a union type, it is being distributed as a union of 2 array types instead of an array of my union type.
// compiler complains because it expects Array<'one'> | Array<'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
Is there a way to type this such that my conditional type produces an Array<'one' | 'two'> if the condition is met?
typescript discriminated-union
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I have a conditional type that uses a generic type T
to determine an Array<T>
type. As a contrived example:
type X<T> = T extends string ? Array<T> : never;
The issue I am having is when I provide a union type, it is being distributed as a union of 2 array types instead of an array of my union type.
// compiler complains because it expects Array<'one'> | Array<'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
Is there a way to type this such that my conditional type produces an Array<'one' | 'two'> if the condition is met?
typescript discriminated-union
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I have a conditional type that uses a generic type T
to determine an Array<T>
type. As a contrived example:
type X<T> = T extends string ? Array<T> : never;
The issue I am having is when I provide a union type, it is being distributed as a union of 2 array types instead of an array of my union type.
// compiler complains because it expects Array<'one'> | Array<'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
Is there a way to type this such that my conditional type produces an Array<'one' | 'two'> if the condition is met?
typescript discriminated-union
I have a conditional type that uses a generic type T
to determine an Array<T>
type. As a contrived example:
type X<T> = T extends string ? Array<T> : never;
The issue I am having is when I provide a union type, it is being distributed as a union of 2 array types instead of an array of my union type.
// compiler complains because it expects Array<'one'> | Array<'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
Is there a way to type this such that my conditional type produces an Array<'one' | 'two'> if the condition is met?
typescript discriminated-union
typescript discriminated-union
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You have run into the distributive behavior of conditional types where a conditional type is distributed over a naked type parameter containing a union. This behavior is very useful in some scenarios but can be a bit surprising at first.
The simples option to disable this behavior is to put the type parameter in a tuple:
type X<T> = [T] extends [string] ? Array<T> : never;
// ok y is Array<'one' | 'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
You can read more about this behavior here and here
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You have run into the distributive behavior of conditional types where a conditional type is distributed over a naked type parameter containing a union. This behavior is very useful in some scenarios but can be a bit surprising at first.
The simples option to disable this behavior is to put the type parameter in a tuple:
type X<T> = [T] extends [string] ? Array<T> : never;
// ok y is Array<'one' | 'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
You can read more about this behavior here and here
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You have run into the distributive behavior of conditional types where a conditional type is distributed over a naked type parameter containing a union. This behavior is very useful in some scenarios but can be a bit surprising at first.
The simples option to disable this behavior is to put the type parameter in a tuple:
type X<T> = [T] extends [string] ? Array<T> : never;
// ok y is Array<'one' | 'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
You can read more about this behavior here and here
add a comment |
You have run into the distributive behavior of conditional types where a conditional type is distributed over a naked type parameter containing a union. This behavior is very useful in some scenarios but can be a bit surprising at first.
The simples option to disable this behavior is to put the type parameter in a tuple:
type X<T> = [T] extends [string] ? Array<T> : never;
// ok y is Array<'one' | 'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
You can read more about this behavior here and here
You have run into the distributive behavior of conditional types where a conditional type is distributed over a naked type parameter containing a union. This behavior is very useful in some scenarios but can be a bit surprising at first.
The simples option to disable this behavior is to put the type parameter in a tuple:
type X<T> = [T] extends [string] ? Array<T> : never;
// ok y is Array<'one' | 'two'>
const y: X<'one' | 'two'> = ['one', 'two'];
You can read more about this behavior here and here
answered Jan 1 at 15:51
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