conditional-types-over-overloads

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When a function's return type depends on its input type, you might reach for overload signatures. However, conditional types often provide a better solution. Unlike overloads, which are checked independently, conditional types distribute over unions and can be analyzed as a single expression. This makes them more powerful for handling union inputs and results in more maintainable type declarations.

Understanding when to use conditional types versus overloads is key to writing flexible, correct type signatures.

Prefer conditional types to overloaded signatures. Conditional types distribute over unions and provide more precise, maintainable type declarations.

Úselo al escribir funciones con múltiples tipos de devolución. Úselo cuando el comportamiento de la función dependa del tipo de entrada. Úselo cuando se trate de entradas de tipo unión. Úselo al considerar sobrecargas de funciones. Fuente: marius-townhouse/effective-typescript-skills.

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