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class Shape {}
class Circle extends Shape {x: number = 5}
class Square extends Shape {y: string = "a"}
function createShape(): Shape {
return new Circle()
}
let c1 = createShape() as Circle
let c2 = createShape() as Circle
// No report is provided during compilation
// nor during runtime if cast is wrong:
let c3 = createShape() as Square
console.log(c3.y) // undefined
// Important corner case for casting primitives to the boxed counterparts:
// The left operand is not properly boxed here in in runtime
// because "as" has no runtime effect in TypeScript
let e1 = (5.0 as Number) instanceof Number // false
// Number object is created and instanceof works as expected:
let e2 = (new Number(5.0)) instanceof Number // true