tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithObjectTypeArgsAndConstraints3.ts(18,10): error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. Type argument candidate 'Derived' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'Derived2'. Property 'y' is missing in type 'Derived2'. tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithObjectTypeArgsAndConstraints3.ts(20,29): error TS2313: Constraint of a type parameter cannot reference any type parameter from the same type parameter list. ==== tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithObjectTypeArgsAndConstraints3.ts (2 errors) ==== // Generic call with constraints infering type parameter from object member properties class Base { x: string; } class Derived extends Base { y: string; } class Derived2 extends Base { z: string; } function f(a: { x: T; y: T }) { var r: T; return r; } var r1 = f({ x: new Derived(), y: new Derived2() }); // error because neither is supertype of the other ~ !!! 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 'Derived' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'Derived2'. !!! error TS2453: Property 'y' is missing in type 'Derived2'. function f2(a: U) { ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ !!! error TS2313: Constraint of a type parameter cannot reference any type parameter from the same type parameter list. var r: T; return r; } var r2 = f2({ x: new Derived(), y: new Derived2() }); // ok var r3 = f2({ x: new Derived(), y: new Derived2() }); // ok function f3(y: (a: T) => T, x: T) { return y(null); } // all ok - second argument is processed before x is fixed var r4 = f3(x => x, new Base()); var r5 = f3(x => x, new Derived()); var r6 = f3(x => x, null);