# 에러 메세지

Since TypeScript is a heavily focused _Developer Help_ oriented programming language, its errors messages try to be super helpful when something goes wrong. This can lead to a slight information overload for unsuspecting users of compilers that aren't so helpful.

Lets look at an example in an IDE to break apart the process of reading an error message.

```typescript
type SomethingComplex = {
  foo: number,
  bar: string
}
function takeSomethingComplex(arg: SomethingComplex) {
}
function getBar(): string {
  return 'some bar';
}

//////////////////////////////////
// Example error production
//////////////////////////////////
const fail = {
  foo: 123,
  bar: getBar
};

takeSomethingComplex(fail); // TS ERROR HAPPENS HERE
```

This example demonstrates a common programmer error where they _fail_ to call a function (`bar: getBar` should be `bar: getBar()`). Fortunately this mistake is caught by TypeScript as soon as it doesn't meet the type requirements.

## Error Categories

There are two categories of TypeScript Error messages (succinct and detailed).

### Succinct

The objective of the succinct error message is to provide an example _conventional compiler_ description of the error number and message. For this example the succinct message looks like:

```
TS2345: Argument of type '{ foo: number; bar: () => string; }' is not assignable to parameter of type 'SomethingComplex'.
```

It is fairly self explanatory. However, it doesn't provide a deeper breakdown of _why_ the error is happening. That is what the _detailed_ error message is for.

### Detailed

For this example the detailed version looks like:

```
[ts]
Argument of type '{ foo: number; bar: () => string; }' is not assignable to parameter of type 'SomethingComplex'.
  Types of property 'bar' are incompatible.
    Type '() => string' is not assignable to type 'string'.
```

The objective of the detailed error message is to _guide_ the user to the reason why some error (type incompatibility in this case) is happening. The first line is same as the succinct, followed by a chain. You should read this chain as a series of responses to the developer question `WHY?` between lines i.e

```
ERROR: Argument of type '{ foo: number; bar: () => string; }' is not assignable to parameter of type 'SomethingComplex'.

WHY? 
CAUSE ERROR: Types of property 'bar' are incompatible.

WHY? 
CAUSE ERROR: Type '() => string' is not assignable to type 'string'.
```

So the root cause is,

* for property `bar`
* there is a function `() => string` while it was expected as a `string`.&#x20;

This should help the developer fix the bug for the `bar` property (they forgot to invoke `()` the function).

## How it shows up in an IDE Tooltip

The IDE normally shows the `detailed` followed by the `succinct` version in a tooltip as shown below:

![IDE error message example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/basarat/typescript-book/master/images/errors/interpreting-errors/ide.png)

* You normally just read the `detailed` version forming the `WHY?` chain in your head.&#x20;
* You use the succinct version if you want to search for similar errors (using the `TSXXXX` error code or portions of the error message)
