Your first code block works exactly as you would expect and has been working like that for many years
https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?#code/C4TwDgpgBAIg9gcyg...
The op did say they didn't want to do these type of checks.
I thought the answer was 'instanceof'?
https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/narrowing.htm...
The op did say they didn't want to do these type of checks.
I thought the answer was 'instanceof'?
https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/narrowing.htm...