Construct signature, which lacks return-type annotation, implicitly has an 'a...
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A strict mode error (TS7013): Construct signature, which lacks return-type annotation, implicitly has an 'any' return type.. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when construct signature, which lacks return-type annotation, implicitly has an 'any' return type..
- 1TypeScript cannot infer the type and defaults to 'any' with --noImplicitAny
- 2Missing type annotation or type parameter
TypeScript compiler reports TS7013 during type checking.
// Triggers TS7013 // Construct signature, which lacks return-type annotation, implicitly has an 'any' return type.
expected output
error TS7013: Construct signature, which lacks return-type annotation, implicitly has an 'any' return type.
Fix
Add an explicit type annotation
WHEN When TypeScript cannot infer the type
// Before (implicit any)
function process(value) { return value; }
// After (explicit type)
function process(value: string): string { return value; }Why this works
Adding explicit type annotations removes the implicit 'any' and enables full type checking.
✕ Suppress with @ts-ignore instead of fixing the type
ts-ignore hides real type errors and makes refactoring unsafe.
TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics
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