eslint/no-div-regex Restriction

🛠️ An auto-fix is available for this rule.

What it does

Disallow equal signs explicitly at the beginning of regular expressions.

Why is this bad?

Characters /= at the beginning of a regular expression literal can be confused with a division assignment operator.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

function bar() {
  return /=foo/;
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

function bar() {
  return /[=]foo/;
}

How to use

To enable this rule using the config file or in the CLI, you can use:

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "rules": {
    "no-div-regex": "error"
  }
}

CLI

oxlint --deny no-div-regex

References

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