Issue
I would like to know if there is a type for numerable data.
To me numerable is a number or a string that can be converted into a number for exemple:
const a = 1; // it's a numerable
const b = "1"; // it's a numerable since typeof +b === 'number '
const c = "zerezre" // it's not a numerable
at the beginning I was trying to create my own type
export type Numerable = number | string;
but this was not explicite and a lot of error can appear.
So I was thinking of creating validator with phantom type but this is not really what I want (I guess) since I only want to defined type and not add check inside the running program.
Can someone have any idea ?
Thanks a lot
Solution
You should be able to use the template literal string types introduced in TypeScript 4.1 to accomplish this:
type Numerable = number | `${number}`
All of your examples work as expected – see here.
Answered By – Donut
Answer Checked By – Senaida (BugsFixing Volunteer)