Reference the value of a key in a typescript object

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    type obj = { a: 1, b: "one", c: true }
    function updateObj(key: keyof obj, value: obj[typeof key] ) {

    }

Currently the parameter; value in the updateObj function is a union of all the values of the type obj. However, i want it to reference only the value of the key that was passed to the function.

CRice · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-31 22:52:04Z

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Make the function generic. Use a generic parameter to represent the key that you get, and use that to access the key's value type:

type obj = { a: 1, b: "one", c: true }

declare function updateObj<K extends keyof obj>(key: K, value: obj[K]);

updateObj("a", 1)      // No error
updateObj("a", 5)      // Error here
updateObj("a", false); // Error here

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