Ts report a wrong comparison when a variable may be changed async. about typescript HOT 3 CLOSED

Another duplicate of #9998.

See also this issue template:

TypeScript assuming the wrong type either after a callback runs, or within a callback

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@MartinJohns

So it's expected? Close the issue or not?

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It's working as intended, yes. You can either close it yourself, or a TypeScript team member will mark this issue as duplicate and the bot will close it (or they close it directly).

A workaround is to use a type assertion to prevent the initial narrowing upon initialization: let acceptOrCancel = 'pending' as 'pending' | 'cancel' | 'pass'

Also, if possible (and here it clearly is), provide code example that can run on its own, and don't omit the Playground link. Your provided code does not compile as-is.

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