What is the “as syntax” pointed out by tslint?

Question

I upgraded tslint and now it complains about:

ERROR: src/Metronome/JobFetcher.ts[13, 32]: Type assertion using the \'<>\' syntax is forbidden. Use the          


        

Answer 1

If you want to suppress the error, you can as well go to tslint.json and include

...
"rules": {
    "no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": false,
    ...
}
...

provided you don't mind consistence as said.