Function and Inference Return Types
Explore how TypeScript infers function return types and the challenges of relying on implicit types. Understand the benefits of explicitly declaring return types to ensure clarity, maintainability, and reduce confusion in your functions, especially as they grow in complexity.
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Inference with many types
Functions can return an implicit or explicit type. By default, TypeScript returns a void type. However, if not specified and the code returns a number, the return type would implicitly be a number. If later the function returns a string, what is the expected return value? This lack of clarity can lead to confusion while having the ...