Type1|Type2|Type3

var val:string|number 
val = 12 
console.log("numeric value of val "+val) 
val = "This is a string" 
console.log("string value of val "+val)

//Generated by typescript 1.8.10
var val;
val = 12;
console.log("numeric value of val " + val);
val = "This is a string";
console.log("string value of val " + val);

numeric value of val  12 
string value of val this is a string

function disp(name:string|string[]) { 
   if(typeof name == "string") { 
      console.log(name) 
   } else { 
      var i; 

      for(i = 0;i<name.length;i++) { 
         console.log(name[i])
      } 
   } 
} 
disp("mark") 
console.log("Printing names array....") 
disp(["Mark","Tom","Mary","John"])

//Generated by typescript 1.8.10
function disp(name) {
   if (typeof name == "string") {
      console.log(name);
   } else {
      var i;
      for (i = 0; i < name.length; i++) {
         console.log(name[i]);
      }
   }
}

disp("mark");
console.log("Printing names array....");
disp(["Mark", "Tom", "Mary", "John"]);

Mark 
Printing names array…. 
Mark 
Tom
Mary
John

var arr:number[]|string[]; 
var i:number; 
arr = [1,2,4] 
console.log("**numeric array**")  

for(i = 0;i<arr.length;i++) { 
   console.log(arr[i]) 
}  

arr = ["Mumbai","Pune","Delhi"] 
console.log("**string array**")  

for(i = 0;i<arr.length;i++) { 
   console.log(arr[i]) 
}

//Generated by typescript 1.8.10
var arr;
var i;
arr = [1, 2, 4];
console.log("**numeric array**");

for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
   console.log(arr[i]);
}
arr = ["Mumbai", "Pune", "Delhi"];
console.log("**string array**");

for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
   console.log(arr[i]);
}

**numeric array** 
1 
2 
4 
**string array** 
Mumbai 
Pune 
Delhi