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0 pointsRussianCow3y ago0 comments

To add to this, the reason it’s important for TypeScript to support string literals as values instead of using enums or something new is interop with existing JS. For example, think of an event handler where you pass the event name as the first argument; you can ensure at compile-time that an invalid event name isn’t passed.

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chrismorgan3y ago

Or more importantly, varying the event type based on the event name.

e.g. addEventListener("click", (MouseEvent): void) versus addEventListener("input", (InputEvent): void)

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chrismorgan3y ago

Or more importantly, varying the event type based on the event name.

e.g. addEventListener("click", (MouseEvent): void) versus addEventListener("input", (InputEvent): void)

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