var f = function (a = 3) { return a; }; // Type should be (a?: number) => number var n: number = f(4); n = f(); var s: string = f(''); s = f(); // Type check the default argument with the type annotation var f2 = function (a: string = 3) { return a; }; // Should error, but be of type (a: string) => string; s = f2(''); s = f2(); n = f2(); // Contextually type the default arg with the type annotation var f3 = function (a: (s: string) => any = (s) => s) { }; // Type check using the function's contextual type var f4: (a: number) => void = function (a = "") { }; // Contextually type the default arg using the function's contextual type var f5: (a: (s: string) => any) => void = function (a = s => s) { }; // Instantiated module module T { } module U { export var x; } var f6 = (t = T) => { }; var f7 = (t = U) => { return t; }; f7().x;