Type should be one of javascript array - Typescript [duplicate]

Question

I have a case:

const types = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
const fn = (arg: *in types*) => {};

Is there a way to tell Typescript that arg can have type of any element in types array?

Note: I dont want to hardcode it, e.g. arg: 'a' | 'b' | 'c'

@AnuragSrivastava why use any when there is a concrete type the variable could be? — VLAZ
– VLAZ, Commented Mar 5, 2020 at 18:08

Jonas Wilms · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-05 18:08:52Z

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Yes! You have to adjust the type inference of the array with as const (that changes the type from string[] to ("a" | "b" | "c")[]), then you can lookup (typeof types)[number].

 const types = ['a', 'b', 'c'] as const;
 const fn = (arg: (typeof types)[number]) => {};

answered Mar 5, 2020 at 18:08

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