document.createNodeIterator signature breaks compatibility with IE

[alenaksu]

TypeScript Version: 3.1.1

Search Terms: createNodeIterator IE Internet Explorer

Code

document.createNodeIterator(
    rootElement, 
    NodeFilter.SHOW_COMMENT, 
    NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT,
    false
);

Expected behavior:
document.createNodeIterator signature should accept 1-4 arguments to support Internet Explorer browsers.

Actual behavior:
The following exception is thrown during compilation:
TS2554: Expected 1-3 arguments, but got 4.

[j-oliveras]

Probably related to some vendor-specific types are removed from lib.d.ts in Typescript 3.1.

[weswigham]

You can always add another IE-specific overload to the Document type in your own project:

interface Document {
    createNodeIterator(root: Node, whatToShow?: number, filter?: NodeFilter, entityReferenceExpansion?: boolean): NodeIterator
}

[alenaksu]

I see, thank you @j-oliveras @weswigham for your explanations.