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How do you get a union of an object's values as a type?

Q: How do you get a union of an object's values as a type?

For a `const` object, use `typeof obj[keyof typeof obj]` to get the union of its value types — a common pattern to derive a string-literal union from a constant map, replacing enums while keeping values inline.

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For a const object, use typeof obj[keyof typeof obj] to get the union of its value types — a common pattern to derive a string-literal union from a constant map, replacing enums while keeping values inline.

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