Explicitly Declare a Variable as ‘any’

Declare a variable as ‘any’ in TypeScript by explicitly defining its type, allowing it to hold values of any type, making it dynamically flexible but potentially less type-safe.

Example: In this example, A variable, ‘Inp,’ initially declared as ‘any’ with the value “w3wiki,” is later reassigned to [1, 2, 3]. TypeScript permits this dynamic type change due to the ‘any’ type. The console displays the updated [1, 2, 3] value.

Output:

[ 1, 2, 3 ]

In TypeScript, any type is a dynamic type that can represent values of any data type. It allows for flexible typing but sacrifices type safety, as it lacks compile-time type checking, making it less recommended in strongly typed TypeScript code. It allows developers to specify types for variables, function parameters, and return values, enhancing code quality and maintainability. However, there are situations where you may encounter dynamic or untyped data, or when working with existing JavaScript code. In such cases, TypeScript provides the ‘any’ type as a flexible solution.