// call signatures in derived types must have the same or fewer optional parameters as the base type interface Base { a: () => number; a2: (x?: number) => number; a3: (x: number) => number; a4: (x: number, y?: number) => number; a5: (x?: number, y?: number) => number; a6: (x: number, y: number) => number; } var b: Base; var a: () => number; a = () => 1 // ok, same number of required params a = (x?: number) => 1; // ok, same number of required params a = (x: number) => 1; // error, too many required params a = b.a; // ok a = b.a2; // ok a = b.a3; // error a = b.a4; // error a = b.a5; // ok a = b.a6; // error var a2: (x?: number) => number; a2 = () => 1; // ok, same number of required params a2 = (x?: number) => 1; // ok, same number of required params a2 = (x: number) => 1; // ok, same number of params a2 = b.a; // ok a2 = b.a2; // ok a2 = b.a3; // ok, same number of params a2 = b.a4; // ok, excess params are optional in b.a3 a2 = b.a5; // ok a2 = b.a6; // error var a3: (x: number) => number; a3 = () => 1; // ok, fewer required params a3 = (x?: number) => 1; // ok, fewer required params a3 = (x: number) => 1; // ok, same number of required params a3 = (x: number, y: number) => 1; // error, too many required params a3 = b.a; // ok a3 = b.a2; // ok a3 = b.a3; // ok a3 = b.a4; // ok a3 = b.a5; // ok a3 = b.a6; // error var a4: (x: number, y?: number) => number; a4 = () => 1; // ok, fewer required params a4 = (x?: number, y?: number) => 1; // ok, fewer required params a4 = (x: number) => 1; // ok, same number of required params a4 = (x: number, y: number) => 1; // ok, same number of params a4 = b.a; // ok a4 = b.a2; // ok a4 = b.a3; // ok a4 = b.a4; // ok a4 = b.a5; // ok a4 = b.a6; // ok, same number of params var a5: (x?: number, y?: number) => number; a5 = () => 1; // ok, fewer required params a5 = (x?: number, y?: number) => 1; // ok, fewer required params a5 = (x: number) => 1; // ok, fewer params in lambda a5 = (x: number, y: number) => 1; // ok, same number of params a5 = b.a; // ok a5 = b.a2; // ok a5 = b.a3; // ok, fewer params in b.a3 a5 = b.a4; // ok, same number of params a5 = b.a5; // ok a5 = b.a6; // ok, same number of params