tests/cases/compiler/genericRestArgs.ts(2,12): error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. Type argument candidate 'number' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'string'. tests/cases/compiler/genericRestArgs.ts(5,34): error TS2345: Argument of type 'string' is not assignable to parameter of type 'number'. tests/cases/compiler/genericRestArgs.ts(10,12): error TS2453: The type argument for type parameter 'T' cannot be inferred from the usage. Consider specifying the type arguments explicitly. Type argument candidate 'number' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'string'. tests/cases/compiler/genericRestArgs.ts(12,30): error TS2345: Argument of type 'number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'any[]'. Property 'length' is missing in type 'Number'. ==== tests/cases/compiler/genericRestArgs.ts (4 errors) ==== function makeArrayG(...items: T[]): T[] { return items; } var a1Ga = makeArrayG(1, ""); // no error ~~~~~~~~~~ !!! 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 'number' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'string'. var a1Gb = makeArrayG(1, ""); var a1Gc = makeArrayG(1, ""); var a1Gd = makeArrayG(1, ""); // error ~~ !!! error TS2345: Argument of type 'string' is not assignable to parameter of type 'number'. function makeArrayGOpt(item1?: T, item2?: T, item3?: T) { return [item1, item2, item3]; } var a2Ga = makeArrayGOpt(1, ""); ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ !!! 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 'number' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate 'string'. var a2Gb = makeArrayG(1, ""); var a2Gc = makeArrayG(1, ""); // error ~ !!! error TS2345: Argument of type 'number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'any[]'. !!! error TS2345: Property 'length' is missing in type 'Number'.