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Go to definition for TypeScript literal strings #49033

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Feature request

Go to definition for TypeScript literal strings.

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Given the below code, I would really like to be able to jump to the definition of the 'foo':

const obj = {
  foo: 'bar' as const,
  hello: 'world' as const,
}

function get<T, K extends keyof T>(obj: T, path: K): T[K] {
  return obj[path]
}

const val = get(obj, 'foo')
//                   👆👆👆 Is there a way of make jump to definition work here?
//                         I really want to CMD+click `'foo'` and jump to line #2

Link to TypeScript playground.

WebStorm Demo of the same code

In WebStorm, it actually works how I wish that VSCode worked, here's a video:

nice.webstorm.mov

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    Domain: Symbol NavigationRelates to go-to-definition, find-all-references, highlighting/occurrences.Experience EnhancementNoncontroversial enhancementsHelp WantedYou can do thisSuggestionAn idea for TypeScript

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