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eslint/no-return-assign Style ​

🚧 An auto-fix is still under development.

What it does ​

Disallows assignment operators in return statements

Why is this bad? ​

Assignment is allowed by js in return expressions, but usually, an expression with only one equal sign is intended to be a comparison. However, because of the missing equal sign, this turns to assignment, which is valid js code Because of this ambiguity, it’s considered a best practice to not use assignment in return statements.

Examples ​

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

js
() => (a = b);
function x() {
  return (a = b);
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

js
() => (a = b);
function x() {
  var result = (a = b);
  return result;
}

References ​

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