Explain conditional types and infer.
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What are conditional types?
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A conditional type chooses a type based on a relationship: T extends U ? X : Y. Combined with infer it can extract types — e.g. type ElementType<T> = T extends (infer E)[] ? E : T. They enable highly generic, self-adjusting type utilities.
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