TypeScript · Junior · Question 53 of 75

What type does `const direction = 'left';` get?

✓Correct answer: The literal type 'left'
2string
3any

Explanation

A const can't be reassigned, so TypeScript keeps the literal. With let direction = 'left' it widens to string.

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