//// [baseIndexSignatureResolution.ts] class Base { private a: string; } class Derived extends Base { private b: string; } // Note - commmenting "extends Foo" prevents the error interface Foo { [i: number]: Base; } interface FooOf extends Foo { [i: number]: TBase; } var x: FooOf = null; var y: Derived = x[0]; /* // Note - the equivalent for normal interface methods works fine: interface A { foo(): Base; } interface B extends A { foo(): TBase; } var b: B = null; var z: Derived = b.foo(); */ //// [baseIndexSignatureResolution.js] var __extends = this.__extends || function (d, b) { for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p]; function __() { this.constructor = d; } __.prototype = b.prototype; d.prototype = new __(); }; var Base = (function () { function Base() { } return Base; })(); var Derived = (function (_super) { __extends(Derived, _super); function Derived() { _super.apply(this, arguments); } return Derived; })(Base); var x = null; var y = x[0];