#3015·typedoc

Symbol properties rendered as strings

Author: dgreenspCreated Sep 15, 2025Updated Sep 15, 2025

Search terms

Symbol property, computed property name, string

Expected Behavior

Render computed properties in some way that looks like TypeScript syntax.

Actual Behavior

Renders computed properties as string literals in signatures, both at the type level and member level:

typescript
interface Arrayish<T> {
    "[iterator]"(): IterableIterator<T>;
    lengthnumber;
    slice(start?: numberend?: number) => Arrayish<T>;
    readonly [indexnumber]: T;
}

Steps to reproduce the bug

Run TypeDoc on this code:

typescript
export interface Arrayish<T> {
  readonly [index: number]: T;
  readonly length: number;
  [Symbol.iterator](): IterableIterator<T>;
  slice: (start?: number, end?: number) => Arrayish<T>;
}

Environment

  • Typedoc version: 0.28.13
  • TypeScript version: 5.9.2
  • Node.js version: v22.18.0
  • OS: macOS 14.6.1