Type 'HTMLDivElement | null' is not assignable to type 'string | Element | undefined' code example

Example 1: Type 'string | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.

let name1:string = person.name as string;

Example 2: Type 'string | undefined' is not assignable to type 'string'.

let name1:string = person.name!; 
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