// Derived type indexer must be subtype of base type indexer interface Base { foo: string; } interface Derived extends Base { bar: string; } interface Derived2 extends Derived { baz: string; } class A { [x: number]: Derived; } var a: A; var b: { [x: number]: Base; }; a = b; // error b = a; // ok class B2 extends A { [x: number]: Derived2; // ok } var b2: { [x: number]: Derived2; }; a = b2; // ok b2 = a; // error module Generics { class A { [x: number]: T; } function foo() { var a: A; var b: { [x: number]: Derived; }; a = b; // error b = a; // ok var b2: { [x: number]: T; }; a = b2; // ok b2 = a; // ok } }