tests/cases/compiler/booleanAssignment.ts(2,1): error TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. Type 'Object' is not assignable to type 'boolean'. tests/cases/compiler/booleanAssignment.ts(3,1): error TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. tests/cases/compiler/booleanAssignment.ts(4,1): error TS2322: Type '{}' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. ==== tests/cases/compiler/booleanAssignment.ts (3 errors) ==== var b = new Boolean(); b = 1; // Error ~ !!! error TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. !!! error TS2322: Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. !!! error TS2322: Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. !!! error TS2322: Type 'Object' is not assignable to type 'boolean'. b = "a"; // Error ~ !!! error TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. !!! error TS2322: Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. !!! error TS2322: Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. b = {}; // Error ~ !!! error TS2322: Type '{}' is not assignable to type 'Boolean'. !!! error TS2322: Types of property 'valueOf' are incompatible. !!! error TS2322: Type '() => Object' is not assignable to type '() => boolean'. var o = {}; o = b; // OK b = true; // OK var b2:boolean; b = b2; // OK