JS Built-ins
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Utility Types β€” typeof + ReturnType<T>

πŸ“– Usage Example
function makeUser() { return { name: 'Alice', age: 30 } }
type User = ReturnType<typeof makeUser>
// User = { name: string; age: number }

ReturnType<T> extracts the return type of a function type, enabling DRY type inference.

Utility Types: ReturnType<T>

ReturnType<T> extracts the return type of a function type T.

Challenge: Implement getValues<T extends object>(obj: T): T[keyof T][] returning all values of an object.

getValues({ a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 })  // β†’ [1, 2, 3]
πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ Object.values is the runtime equivalent.