Type casting

The TypeScript type system allows us to cast a given type using two different syntaxes:

var myObject: TypeA;
var otherObject: any;
myObject = <TypeA> otherObject; // Using <>
myObject = otherObject as TypeA; // Using as keyword

It is important to understand that the TypeScript casting does not affect the runtime type of the variables.

In general, it is recommended to avoid using type castings and prefer generic types instead.