vars-on-top
Require var declarations be placed at the top of their containing scope
❄️ Frozen
This rule is currently frozen and is not accepting changes.
The vars-on-top rule generates warnings when variable declarations are not used serially at the top of a function scope or the top of a program.
By default variable declarations are always moved (“hoisted”) invisibly to the top of their containing scope by the JavaScript interpreter.
This rule forces the programmer to represent that behavior by manually moving the variable declaration to the top of its containing scope.
Rule Details
This rule aims to keep all variable declarations in the leading series of statements. Allowing multiple declarations helps promote maintainability and is thus allowed.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
// Variable declaration in a nested block, and a variable declaration after other statements:
function doSomething() {
if (true) {
}
}
// Variable declaration in for initializer:
function doSomethingElse() {
for (; i<10; i++) {}
}
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
// Variable declaration after other statements:
f();
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
// Variables in class static blocks should be at the top of the static blocks.
class C {
// Variable declaration in a nested block:
static {
if (something) {
}
}
// Variable declaration after other statements:
static {
f();
}
}
Examples of correct code for this rule:
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
function doSomething() {
var first;
var second; //multiple declarations are allowed at the top
if (true) {
first = true;
}
}
function doSomethingElse() {
var i;
for (i=0; i<10; i++) {}
}
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
var a;
f();
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
class C {
static {
var a;
if (something) {
a = true;
}
}
static {
var a;
f();
}
}
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/*eslint vars-on-top: "error"*/
// Directives may precede variable declarations.
"use strict";
var a;
f();
// Comments can describe variables.
function doSomething() {
// this is the first var.
var first;
// this is the second var.
var second
}
Version
This rule was introduced in ESLint v0.8.0.
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