// 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]: Base; } var a: A; var b: { [x: number]: Derived; } a = b; b = a; // error var b2: { [x: number]: Derived2; } a = b2; b2 = a; // error module Generics { class A { [x: number]: T; } class B extends A { [x: number]: Derived; // ok } function foo() { var a: A; var b: { [x: number]: Derived; } a = b; // error b = a; // error var b2: { [x: number]: Derived2; } a = b2; // error b2 = a; // error var b3: { [x: number]: T; } a = b3; // ok b3 = a; // ok } }