How to specify a type in Typescript which represents the union of 2 functions

Question

Let's suppose that I have 2 function

export const functionA = () => {// do stuff}
export const functionB = () => {// do stuff}

and I want to create another function that accepts as input only either functionA or functionB, for instance

export const anotherFunction = functionAorB => {// do stuff }

Is there a way in Typescript to specify a type representing only either functionA or functionB?

Possible duplicate of Using defined functions as parameters in TypeScript — jcalz
– jcalz, Commented Apr 14, 2019 at 0:36

Pace · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-14 01:00:09Z

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You can't make a type on a specific function. functionA is a value not a type. However, you can do:

type FuncA = (x: number) => number;
type FuncB = (x: string) => string;
type FuncEither = FuncA | FuncB;

Functions combine in slightly unintuitive ways. FuncEither will be (x: number & string): number | string

answered Apr 14, 2019 at 1:00

Pace

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