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"{0} only refers to a type but is used as a value" doesn't work for primitive types #15565

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sandersn opened this issue May 3, 2017 · 0 comments · Fixed by #15507
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"{0} only refers to a type but is used as a value" doesn't work for primitive types #15565

sandersn opened this issue May 3, 2017 · 0 comments · Fixed by #15507
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sandersn commented May 3, 2017 

interface Foo { a }
let x = Foo // "'Foo' only refers to a type but it used as a value"
let y = any // 'any' is not found

Expected: error messages are the same.
Actual: let y = any has the generic 'any'-not-found message.

I'm not sure how often people say new string[], but our tests definitely say it a lot!
@sandersn sandersn changed the title "{0} only refers to a type but is used a value" doesn't work for primitive types "{0} only refers to a type but is used as a value" doesn't work for primitive types May 3, 2017
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Include primitives in type-as-value error message
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Previously, you would get the generic message when writing incorrect
code like `let y = number`. "Cannot find name 'number'". Now the message
says "'number' is a type but is used a value here."

Fixes #15565
@mhegazy mhegazy added the Bug A bug in TypeScript label May 3, 2017
@mhegazy mhegazy added the Fixed A PR has been merged for this issue label May 9, 2017
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