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Strings must use doublequote. Open
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enforce the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes (quotes)
JavaScript allows you to define strings in one of three ways: double quotes, single quotes, and backticks (as of ECMAScript 6). For example:
/*eslint-env es6*/
var double = "double";
var single = 'single';
var backtick = `backtick`; // ES6 only
Each of these lines creates a string and, in some cases, can be used interchangeably. The choice of how to define strings in a codebase is a stylistic one outside of template literals (which allow embedded of expressions to be interpreted).
Many codebases require strings to be defined in a consistent manner.
Rule Details
This rule enforces the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"double"
(default) requires the use of double quotes wherever possible -
"single"
requires the use of single quotes wherever possible -
"backtick"
requires the use of backticks wherever possible
Object option:
-
"avoidEscape": true
allows strings to use single-quotes or double-quotes so long as the string contains a quote that would have to be escaped otherwise -
"allowTemplateLiterals": true
allows strings to use backticks
Deprecated: The object property avoid-escape
is deprecated; please use the object property avoidEscape
instead.
double
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "double"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double"]*/
var single = 'single';
var unescaped = 'a string containing "double" quotes';
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "double"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var double = "double";
var backtick = `back\ntick`; // backticks are allowed due to newline
var backtick = tag`backtick`; // backticks are allowed due to tag
single
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "single"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single"]*/
var double = "double";
var unescaped = "a string containing 'single' quotes";
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "single"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var single = 'single';
var backtick = `back${x}tick`; // backticks are allowed due to substitution
backticks
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "backtick"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick"]*/
var single = 'single';
var double = "double";
var unescaped = 'a string containing `backticks`';
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "backtick"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var backtick = `backtick`;
avoidEscape
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "double", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var single = 'a string containing "double" quotes';
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "single", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var double = "a string containing 'single' quotes";
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "backtick", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var double = "a string containing `backtick` quotes"
allowTemplateLiterals
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "double", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }]*/
var double = "double";
var double = `double`;
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "single", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }]*/
var single = 'single';
var single = `single`;
When Not To Use It
If you do not need consistency in your string styles, you can safely disable this rule. Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
ContentTypeView.prototype.initialize = function() {};
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require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Expected selector "pre .title" to come before selector "pre .nginx .title" (no-descending-specificity) Open
pre .title,
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.
Extra semicolon. Open
$('.description-link', $(this.el)).addClass('selected');
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require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
return $('.description-link', $(this.el)).removeClass('selected');
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- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
var template;
- Read upRead up
- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
template = this.template();
- Read upRead up
- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
ParameterContentTypeView.prototype.initialize = function() {};
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- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
'$' is not defined. Open
$(this.el).html(template(this.model));
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Disallow Undeclared Variables (no-undef)
This rule can help you locate potential ReferenceErrors resulting from misspellings of variable and parameter names, or accidental implicit globals (for example, from forgetting the var
keyword in a for
loop initializer).
Rule Details
Any reference to an undeclared variable causes a warning, unless the variable is explicitly mentioned in a /*global ...*/
comment.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
var a = someFunction();
b = 10;
Examples of correct code for this rule with global
declaration:
/*global someFunction b:true*/
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
var a = someFunction();
b = 10;
The b:true
syntax in /*global */
indicates that assignment to b
is correct.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with global
declaration:
/*global b*/
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
b = 10;
By default, variables declared in /*global */
are read-only, therefore assignment is incorrect.
Options
-
typeof
set to true will warn for variables used inside typeof check (Default false).
typeof
Examples of correct code for the default { "typeof": false }
option:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
if (typeof UndefinedIdentifier === "undefined") {
// do something ...
}
You can use this option if you want to prevent typeof
check on a variable which has not been declared.
Examples of incorrect code for the { "typeof": true }
option:
/*eslint no-undef: ["error", { "typeof": true }] */
if(typeof a === "string"){}
Examples of correct code for the { "typeof": true }
option with global
declaration:
/*global a*/
/*eslint no-undef: ["error", { "typeof": true }] */
if(typeof a === "string"){}
Environments
For convenience, ESLint provides shortcuts that pre-define global variables exposed by popular libraries and runtime environments. This rule supports these environments, as listed in Specifying Environments. A few examples are given below.
browser
Examples of correct code for this rule with browser
environment:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
/*eslint-env browser*/
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hello");
});
node
Examples of correct code for this rule with node
environment:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
/*eslint-env node*/
var fs = require("fs");
module.exports = function() {
console.log(fs);
};
When Not To Use It
If explicit declaration of global variables is not to your taste.
Compatibility
This rule provides compatibility with treatment of global variables in JSHint and JSLint. Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Expected selector ".translation__value" to come before selector ".translation--open .translation__value" (no-descending-specificity) Open
.translation__value {
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.
Expected selector ".swagger-ui-wrap a" to come before selector ".swagger-ui-wrap h1 a" (no-descending-specificity) Open
.swagger-ui-wrap a {
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.
Strings must use doublequote. Open
$('.notice', $(this.el)).text('Click to set as parameter value');
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enforce the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes (quotes)
JavaScript allows you to define strings in one of three ways: double quotes, single quotes, and backticks (as of ECMAScript 6). For example:
/*eslint-env es6*/
var double = "double";
var single = 'single';
var backtick = `backtick`; // ES6 only
Each of these lines creates a string and, in some cases, can be used interchangeably. The choice of how to define strings in a codebase is a stylistic one outside of template literals (which allow embedded of expressions to be interpreted).
Many codebases require strings to be defined in a consistent manner.
Rule Details
This rule enforces the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"double"
(default) requires the use of double quotes wherever possible -
"single"
requires the use of single quotes wherever possible -
"backtick"
requires the use of backticks wherever possible
Object option:
-
"avoidEscape": true
allows strings to use single-quotes or double-quotes so long as the string contains a quote that would have to be escaped otherwise -
"allowTemplateLiterals": true
allows strings to use backticks
Deprecated: The object property avoid-escape
is deprecated; please use the object property avoidEscape
instead.
double
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "double"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double"]*/
var single = 'single';
var unescaped = 'a string containing "double" quotes';
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "double"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var double = "double";
var backtick = `back\ntick`; // backticks are allowed due to newline
var backtick = tag`backtick`; // backticks are allowed due to tag
single
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "single"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single"]*/
var double = "double";
var unescaped = "a string containing 'single' quotes";
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "single"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var single = 'single';
var backtick = `back${x}tick`; // backticks are allowed due to substitution
backticks
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "backtick"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick"]*/
var single = 'single';
var double = "double";
var unescaped = 'a string containing `backticks`';
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "backtick"
option:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
var backtick = `backtick`;
avoidEscape
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "double", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var single = 'a string containing "double" quotes';
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "single", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var double = "a string containing 'single' quotes";
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "backtick", { "avoidEscape": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "backtick", { "avoidEscape": true }]*/
var double = "a string containing `backtick` quotes"
allowTemplateLiterals
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "double", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "double", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }]*/
var double = "double";
var double = `double`;
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "single", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }
options:
/*eslint quotes: ["error", "single", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }]*/
var single = 'single';
var single = `single`;
When Not To Use It
If you do not need consistency in your string styles, you can safely disable this rule. Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
$('.notice', $(this.el)).text('Click to set as parameter value');
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require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
'$' is not defined. Open
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Disallow Undeclared Variables (no-undef)
This rule can help you locate potential ReferenceErrors resulting from misspellings of variable and parameter names, or accidental implicit globals (for example, from forgetting the var
keyword in a for
loop initializer).
Rule Details
Any reference to an undeclared variable causes a warning, unless the variable is explicitly mentioned in a /*global ...*/
comment.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
var a = someFunction();
b = 10;
Examples of correct code for this rule with global
declaration:
/*global someFunction b:true*/
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
var a = someFunction();
b = 10;
The b:true
syntax in /*global */
indicates that assignment to b
is correct.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with global
declaration:
/*global b*/
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
b = 10;
By default, variables declared in /*global */
are read-only, therefore assignment is incorrect.
Options
-
typeof
set to true will warn for variables used inside typeof check (Default false).
typeof
Examples of correct code for the default { "typeof": false }
option:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
if (typeof UndefinedIdentifier === "undefined") {
// do something ...
}
You can use this option if you want to prevent typeof
check on a variable which has not been declared.
Examples of incorrect code for the { "typeof": true }
option:
/*eslint no-undef: ["error", { "typeof": true }] */
if(typeof a === "string"){}
Examples of correct code for the { "typeof": true }
option with global
declaration:
/*global a*/
/*eslint no-undef: ["error", { "typeof": true }] */
if(typeof a === "string"){}
Environments
For convenience, ESLint provides shortcuts that pre-define global variables exposed by popular libraries and runtime environments. This rule supports these environments, as listed in Specifying Environments. A few examples are given below.
browser
Examples of correct code for this rule with browser
environment:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
/*eslint-env browser*/
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hello");
});
node
Examples of correct code for this rule with node
environment:
/*eslint no-undef: "error"*/
/*eslint-env node*/
var fs = require("fs");
module.exports = function() {
console.log(fs);
};
When Not To Use It
If explicit declaration of global variables is not to your taste.
Compatibility
This rule provides compatibility with treatment of global variables in JSHint and JSLint. Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
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require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
};
- Read upRead up
- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
Extra semicolon. Open
};
- Read upRead up
- Exclude checks
require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI (semi)
JavaScript is unique amongst the C-like languages in that it doesn't require semicolons at the end of each statement. In many cases, the JavaScript engine can determine that a semicolon should be in a certain spot and will automatically add it. This feature is known as automatic semicolon insertion (ASI) and is considered one of the more controversial features of JavaScript. For example, the following lines are both valid:
var name = "ESLint"
var website = "eslint.org";
On the first line, the JavaScript engine will automatically insert a semicolon, so this is not considered a syntax error. The JavaScript engine still knows how to interpret the line and knows that the line end indicates the end of the statement.
In the debate over ASI, there are generally two schools of thought. The first is that we should treat ASI as if it didn't exist and always include semicolons manually. The rationale is that it's easier to always include semicolons than to try to remember when they are or are not required, and thus decreases the possibility of introducing an error.
However, the ASI mechanism can sometimes be tricky to people who are using semicolons. For example, consider this code:
return
{
name: "ESLint"
};
This may look like a return
statement that returns an object literal, however, the JavaScript engine will interpret this code as:
return;
{
name: "ESLint";
}
Effectively, a semicolon is inserted after the return
statement, causing the code below it (a labeled literal inside a block) to be unreachable. This rule and the [no-unreachable](no-unreachable.md) rule will protect your code from such cases.
On the other side of the argument are those who says that since semicolons are inserted automatically, they are optional and do not need to be inserted manually. However, the ASI mechanism can also be tricky to people who don't use semicolons. For example, consider this code:
var globalCounter = { }
(function () {
var n = 0
globalCounter.increment = function () {
return ++n
}
})()
In this example, a semicolon will not be inserted after the first line, causing a run-time error (because an empty object is called as if it's a function). The [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md) rule can protect your code from such cases.
Although ASI allows for more freedom over your coding style, it can also make your code behave in an unexpected way, whether you use semicolons or not. Therefore, it is best to know when ASI takes place and when it does not, and have ESLint protect your code from these potentially unexpected cases. In short, as once described by Isaac Schlueter, a \n
character always ends a statement (just like a semicolon) unless one of the following is true:
- The statement has an unclosed paren, array literal, or object literal or ends in some other way that is not a valid way to end a statement. (For instance, ending with
.
or,
.) - The line is
--
or++
(in which case it will decrement/increment the next token.) - It is a
for()
,while()
,do
,if()
, orelse
, and there is no{
- The next line starts with
[
,(
,+
,*
,/
,-
,,
,.
, or some other binary operator that can only be found between two tokens in a single expression.
Rule Details
This rule enforces consistent use of semicolons.
Options
This rule has two options, a string option and an object option.
String option:
-
"always"
(default) requires semicolons at the end of statements -
"never"
disallows semicolons as the end of statements (except to disambiguate statements beginning with[
,(
,/
,+
, or-
)
Object option:
-
"omitLastInOneLineBlock": true
ignores the last semicolon in a block in which its braces (and therefore the content of the block) are in the same line
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint semi: "error"*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
never
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint";
object.method = function() {
// ...
};
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "never"
option:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "never"]*/
var name = "ESLint"
object.method = function() {
// ...
}
var name = "ESLint"
;(function() {
// ...
})()
omitLastInOneLineBlock
Examples of additional correct code for this rule with the "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }
options:
/*eslint semi: ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true}] */
if (foo) { bar() }
if (foo) { bar(); baz() }
When Not To Use It
If you do not want to enforce semicolon usage (or omission) in any particular way, then you can turn this rule off.
Further Reading
Related Rules
- [no-extra-semi](no-extra-semi.md)
- [no-unexpected-multiline](no-unexpected-multiline.md)
- [semi-spacing](semi-spacing.md) Source: http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.
Expected selector "pre .number" to come before selector "pre .rules .value .number" (no-descending-specificity) Open
pre .number,
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.
Expected selector ".swagger-ui-wrap h2 a" to come before selector ".swagger-ui-wrap h1 a:hover" (no-descending-specificity) Open
.swagger-ui-wrap h2 a {
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no-descending-specificity
Disallow selectors of lower specificity from coming after overriding selectors of higher specificity.
<!-- prettier-ignore -->#container a { top: 10px; } a { top: 0; }
/** ↑ ↑
* The order of these selectors represents descending specificity */
Source order is important in CSS, and when two selectors have the same specificity, the one that occurs last will take priority. However, the situation is different when one of the selectors has a higher specificity. In that case, source order does not matter: the selector with higher specificity will win out even if it comes first.
The clashes of these two mechanisms for prioritization, source order and specificity, can cause some confusion when reading stylesheets. If a selector with higher specificity comes before the selector it overrides, we have to think harder to understand it, because it violates the source order expectation. Stylesheets are most legible when overriding selectors always come after the selectors they override. That way both mechanisms, source order and specificity, work together nicely.
This rule enforces that practice as best it can, reporting fewer errors than it should. It cannot catch every actual overriding selector, but it can catch certain common mistakes.
How it works
This rule looks at the last compound selector in every full selector, and then compares it with other selectors in the stylesheet that end in the same way.
So .foo .bar
(whose last compound selector is .bar
) will be compared to .bar
and #baz .bar
, but not to #baz .foo
or .bar .foo
.
And a > li#wag.pit
(whose last compound selector is li#wag.pit
) will be compared to div li#wag.pit
and a > b > li + li#wag.pit
, but not to li
or li #wag
, etc.
Selectors targeting pseudo-elements are not considered comparable to similar selectors without the pseudo-element, because they target other elements on the rendered page. For example, a::before {}
will not be compared to a:hover {}
, because a::before
targets a pseudo-element whereas a:hover
targets the actual <a>
.
This rule only compares rules that are within the same media context. So a {} @media print { #baz a {} }
is fine.
This rule resolves nested selectors before calculating the specificity of the selectors.
DOM Limitations
The linter can only check the CSS to check for specificity order. It does not have access to the HTML or DOM in order to interpret the use of the CSS.
This can lead to valid linting errors appearing to be invalid at first glance.
For example the following will cause an error:
<!-- prettier-ignore -->.component1 a {}
.component1 a:hover {}
.component2 a {}
This is a correct error because the a:hover
on line 2 has a higher specificity than the a
on line 3.
This may lead to confusion because "the two selectors will never match the same a
in the DOM". However, since the linter does not have access to the DOM it can not evaluate this, and therefore correctly reports the error about descending specificity.
It may be possible to restructure your CSS to remove the error, otherwise it is recommended that you disable the rule for that line and leave a comment saying why the error should be ignored. Note that disabling the rule will cause additional valid errors from being reported.