tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithNonSymmetricSubtypes.ts(12,9): error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. Type argument candidate '{ x: number; y?: number; }' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{ x: number; z?: number; }'. Property 'y' is missing in type '{ x: number; z?: number; }'. tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithNonSymmetricSubtypes.ts(13,10): error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. Type argument candidate '{ x: number; z?: number; }' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{ x: number; y?: number; }'. Property 'z' is missing in type '{ x: number; y?: number; }'. ==== tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithNonSymmetricSubtypes.ts (2 errors) ==== // generic type argument inference where inference leads to two candidates that are both supertypes of all candidates // we choose the first candidate so the result is dependent on the order of the arguments provided function foo(x: T, y: T) { var r: T; return r; } var a: { x: number; y?: number; }; var b: { x: number; z?: number; }; var r = foo(a, b); // { x: number; y?: number; }; ~~~ !!! error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. !!! error TS2453: Type argument candidate '{ x: number; y?: number; }' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{ x: number; z?: number; }'. !!! error TS2453: Property 'y' is missing in type '{ x: number; z?: number; }'. var r2 = foo(b, a); // { x: number; z?: number; }; ~~~ !!! error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. !!! error TS2453: Type argument candidate '{ x: number; z?: number; }' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{ x: number; y?: number; }'. !!! error TS2453: Property 'z' is missing in type '{ x: number; y?: number; }'. var x: { x: number; }; var y: { x?: number; }; var r3 = foo(a, x); // { x: number; y?: number; }; var r4 = foo(x, a); // { x: number; }; var r5 = foo(a, y); // { x?: number; }; var r5 = foo(y, a); // { x?: number; }; var r6 = foo(x, y); // { x?: number; }; var r6 = foo(y, x); // { x?: number; }; var s1: (x: Object) => string; var s2: (x: string) => string; var r7 = foo(s1, s2); // (x: Object) => string; var r8 = foo(s2, s1); // (x: string) => string;