tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithGenericSignatureArguments.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 '{ x: number; y?: number; }' is not a valid type argument because it is not a supertype of candidate '{ x: number; z?: number; }'. tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithGenericSignatureArguments.ts(19,10): 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; }'. ==== tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/typeInference/genericCallWithGenericSignatureArguments.ts (2 errors) ==== // When a function expression is inferentially typed (section 4.9.3) and a type assigned to a parameter in that expression references type parameters for which inferences are being made, // the corresponding inferred type arguments to become fixed and no further candidate inferences are made for them. function foo(a: (x: T) => T, b: (x: T) => T) { var r: (x: T) => T; return r; } //var r1 = foo((x: number) => 1, (x: string) => ''); // error var r1b = foo((x) => 1, (x) => ''); // {} => {} var r2 = foo((x: Object) => null, (x: string) => ''); // Object => Object var r3 = foo((x: number) => 1, (x: Object) => null); // number => number var r3ii = foo((x: number) => 1, (x: number) => 1); // number => number var a: { x: number; y?: number; }; var b: { x: number; z?: number; }; var r4 = foo((x: typeof a) => a, (x: typeof b) => b); // typeof a => typeof a ~~~ !!! 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; }'. var r5 = foo((x: typeof b) => b, (x: typeof a) => a); // typeof b => typeof b ~~~ !!! 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; }'. function other(x: T) { var r6 = foo((a: T) => a, (b: T) => b); // T => T var r6b = foo((a) => a, (b) => b); // {} => {} } function other2(x: T) { var r7 = foo((a: T) => a, (b: T) => b); // T => T var r7b = foo((a) => a, (b) => b); // {} => {} var r8 = r7(null); // BUG 835518 //var r9 = r7(new Date()); } function foo2(a: (x: T) => T, b: (x: T) => T) { var r: (x: T) => T; return r; } function other3(x: T) { var r8 = foo2((a: Date) => a, (b: Date) => b); // Date => Date }