How do Pick and Omit differ?

Pick keeps the listed properties, Omit keeps everything except them

Pick makes properties required, Omit makes them optional

They're synonyms with a different argument order

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How do `Pick<User, 'id' | 'name'>` and `Omit<User, 'password'>` differ?

✓Correct answer: Pick keeps the listed properties, Omit keeps everything except them
2Pick makes properties required, Omit makes them optional
3They're synonyms with a different argument order

Explanation

Both create a new type from an existing one. Pick is an allowlist of keys, Omit a denylist. For example, Omit<User, 'password'> is a type for an API response without secret fields.

How do `Pick<User, 'id' | 'name'>` and `Omit<User, 'password'>` differ?

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