UndefVarError: Using `TypeVar` both in argument type and return type

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I have three methods

julia> f(::T) where {T <: Int} = 2
f (generic function with 1 method)

julia> f(::T)::T where {T <: Float64} = 2.0
ERROR: UndefVarError: T not defined
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope at none:0

julia> f(::String)::T where {T <: String} = ""
f (generic function with 2 methods)

Why is the 2nd example not working? How can I fix it?

Julia version: 1.1.0

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 (f(::T)::T) where {T <: Float64} = 2.0

f(1.0)
2.0

although I’m not sure how helpful that is
f(::Float64)::Float64 = 2.0 does the same thing
as does f(::Float64) = 2.0

to go deeper see Eric Davies’ presentation on Return Types
JuliaCon 2017 | Using Return Type Annotations Effectively | Eric Davies - YouTube

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Thank you, I forgot this!