TypeScript · Junior · Question 61 of 75

What type does `const items = [];` get with `strict` enabled?

✓Correct answer: An "evolving" any[] whose type is determined by what you push into it; annotating it (const items: Item[] = []) is clearer
2never[] always
3unknown[]

Explanation

Explicit annotation documents intent and prevents surprises when the array is returned or passed elsewhere.

Further reading

TS: Type Inference ↗

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