Optional symbols keep their declared type #8726
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With this PR, symbols for optional parameters, properties, and methods keep their actual declared type instead of having
undefined
added to the type when in--strictNullChecks
mode. Theundefined
is added to the type in a later phase when checking expressions involving the parameter or property (specifically bycheckIdentifier
andcheckPropertyAccessExpression
). This change allows us to better preserve fidelity in declaration file emitting and also makes it possible to have different behavior for reading vs. writing of optional parameters and properties. For example, the following is now an error:Fixes ##8681.