// @strictNullChecks: true type foo = { bar: number | null; baz: string; nested: { a: number; b: string | null; } }; const aFoo: foo = { bar: 3, baz: "b", nested: { a: 1, b: "y" } }; if (aFoo.bar && aFoo.nested.b) { const { bar, baz, nested: {a, b: text} } = aFoo; const right: number = aFoo.bar; const wrong: number = bar; const another: string = baz; const aAgain: number = a; const bAgain: string = text; } type bar = { elem1: number | null; elem2: foo | null; }; const bBar = { elem1: 7, elem2: aFoo }; if (bBar.elem2 && bBar.elem2.bar && bBar.elem2.nested.b) { const { bar, baz, nested: {a, b: text} } = bBar.elem2; const right: number = bBar.elem2.bar; const wrong: number = bar; const another: string = baz; const aAgain: number = a; const bAgain: string = text; }