@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/src/internal/typed.ts

Hardhat utils for testing

export function tryDereference(value: any, type: string) {
  const { Typed } = require("ethers") as typeof import("ethers");
  try {
    return Typed.dereference(value, type);
  } catch {
    return undefined;
  }
}