var value: any; // identifiers: variable and parameter var x1: number; x1 = value; function fn1(x2: number) { x2 = value; } // property accesses var x3: { a: string }; x3.a = value; x3['a'] = value; // parentheses, the contained expression is reference (x1) = value; function fn2(x4: number) { (x4) = value; } (x3.a) = value; (x3['a']) = value;