Today I Learned

hashrocket A Hashrocket project

Tuples are never inferred in TypeScript

If I have a function that takes a number tuple:

type Options = {
  aspect: [number, number],
  ...
}

const pickImage = (imageOptions: Options) => (
  ...
)

This will give a type error:

const myOptions = {
  aspect: [4, 3],
};

// ❌ Expected [number, number], got number[]
pickImage(myOptions);

I must use type assertion when passing tuples:

const myOptions = {
  aspect: [4, 3] as [number, number],
};

pickImage(myOptions);
See More #javascript TILs
Looking for help? At Hashrocket, our JavaScript experts launch scalable, performant apps on the Web, Android and iOS. Contact us and find out how we can help you.