Why Am I not getting error for adding any types. | TypeScript Community | Page 1

past trail Mar 2, 2023, 4:58 PM

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function add(a:any, b:any):number{
    return a+b;
}
var d =add('john','max');
console.log(d);

Not sure if I am crazy to expect and error here ? According to me I should to error even before running it. coz, cant add 2 any's to expect them to be number

woven nimbus Mar 2, 2023, 4:59 PM

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you don't expect anything with any. any disables typechecking

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sounds like you're looking for the behavior of unknown

drowsy linden Mar 2, 2023, 5:06 PM

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well... i think unknown would type error here

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generics wouldn't help either

woven nimbus Mar 2, 2023, 5:06 PM

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drowsy linden well... i think `unknown` would type error here

yeah it would, they said they're expecting an error

drowsy linden Mar 2, 2023, 5:11 PM

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right

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but it'd still type error on add(1, 2)

#Why Am I not getting error for adding any types.