=== tests/cases/compiler/voidFunctionAssignmentCompat.ts === var fa = function(): any { return 3; } >fa : () => any >function(): any { return 3; } : () => any fa = function() { } // should not work >fa = function() { } : () => void >fa : () => any >function() { } : () => void var fv = function(): void {} >fv : () => void >function(): void {} : () => void fv = function() { return 0; } // should work >fv = function() { return 0; } : () => number >fv : () => void >function() { return 0; } : () => number function execAny(callback:(val:any)=>any) { return callback(0) } >execAny : (callback: (val: any) => any) => any >callback : (val: any) => any >val : any >callback(0) : any >callback : (val: any) => any execAny(function () {}); // should work >execAny(function () {}) : any >execAny : (callback: (val: any) => any) => any >function () {} : () => void function execVoid(callback:(val:any)=>void) { callback(0); } >execVoid : (callback: (val: any) => void) => void >callback : (val: any) => void >val : any >callback(0) : void >callback : (val: any) => void execVoid(function () {return 0;}); // should work >execVoid(function () {return 0;}) : void >execVoid : (callback: (val: any) => void) => void >function () {return 0;} : () => number var fra: (v:any)=>any = function() { return function () {}; } // should work >fra : (v: any) => any >v : any >function() { return function () {}; } : () => () => void >function () {} : () => void var frv: (v:any)=>void = function() { return function () { return 0; } } // should work >frv : (v: any) => void >v : any >function() { return function () { return 0; } } : () => () => number >function () { return 0; } : () => number var fra3: (v:any)=>string = (function() { return function (v:string) {return v;}; })() // should work >fra3 : (v: any) => string >v : any >(function() { return function (v:string) {return v;}; })() : (v: string) => string >(function() { return function (v:string) {return v;}; }) : () => (v: string) => string >function() { return function (v:string) {return v;}; } : () => (v: string) => string >function (v:string) {return v;} : (v: string) => string >v : string >v : string var frv3: (v:any)=>number = (function() { return function () { return 0; } })() // should work >frv3 : (v: any) => number >v : any >(function() { return function () { return 0; } })() : () => number >(function() { return function () { return 0; } }) : () => () => number >function() { return function () { return 0; } } : () => () => number >function () { return 0; } : () => number