Union types represent a value that can be one of the several types. When a union type is used for a function parameter and it is accepting too many types, it may indicate the function is having too many responsibilities. Sometimes it's worth creating a type alias for this union type. In all cases, the code should be reviewed and refactored to make it more maintainable.


== Noncompliant Code Example

With the default threshold of 3:

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let x: MyType1 | MyType2 | MyType3 | MyType4; // Noncompliant

function foo(p1: string, p2: MyType1 | MyType2 | MyType3 | MyType4) { // Noncompliant
    // ...
}
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== Compliant Solution

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type MyUnionType = MyType1 | MyType2 | MyType3 | MyType4; // Compliant, "type" statements are ignored
let x: MyUnionType; 

function foo(value: string, padding: MyUnionType) {
    // ...
}
----


== Exceptions

This rule ignores union types part of ``++type++`` statement:

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type MyUnionType = MyType1 | MyType2 | MyType3 | MyType4;
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