Within the source code of VSCode, you will find various functions that have a specific return type declaration, such as the following:
export function isString(str: any): str is string {
if (typeof (str) === _typeof.string || str instanceof String) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
This leads me to question the purpose of using "str is string" instead of simply stating "boolean."
Furthermore, can we apply the "str is string" pattern in other scenarios?