diff --git a/Using-the-Compiler-API.md b/Using-the-Compiler-API.md
index 0f5f6eb..63a8b9a 100644
--- a/Using-the-Compiler-API.md
+++ b/Using-the-Compiler-API.md
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ function generateDocumentation(
   /** True if this is visible outside this file, false otherwise */
   function isNodeExported(node: ts.Node): boolean {
     return (
-      (ts.getCombinedModifierFlags(<ts.Declaration>node) & ts.ModifierFlags.Export) !== 0 ||
+      (ts.getCombinedModifierFlags(node as ts.Declaration) & ts.ModifierFlags.Export) !== 0 ||
       (!!node.parent && node.parent.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.SourceFile)
     );
   }