arrow-parens
Require parentheses around arrow function arguments
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command line option
This rule was deprecated in ESLint v8.53.0. Please use the corresponding rule in @stylistic/eslint-plugin-js
.
Arrow functions can omit parentheses when they have exactly one parameter. In all other cases the parameter(s) must be wrapped in parentheses. This rule enforces the consistent use of parentheses in arrow functions.
Rule Details
This rule enforces parentheses around arrow function parameters regardless of arity. For example:
/*eslint-env es6*/
// Bad
a => {}
// Good
(a) => {}
Following this style will help you find arrow functions (=>
) which may be mistakenly included in a condition
when a comparison such as >=
was the intent.
/*eslint-env es6*/
// Bad
if (a => 2) {
}
// Good
if (a >= 2) {
}
The rule can also be configured to discourage the use of parens when they are not required:
/*eslint-env es6*/
// Bad
(a) => {}
// Good
a => {}
Options
This rule has a string option and an object one.
String options are:
"always"
(default) requires parens around arguments in all cases."as-needed"
enforces no parens where they can be omitted.
Object properties for variants of the "as-needed"
option:
"requireForBlockBody": true
modifies the as-needed rule in order to require parens if the function body is in an instructions block (surrounded by braces).
always
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: ["error", "always"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
a => {};
a => a;
a => {'\n'};
a.then(foo => {});
a.then(foo => a);
a(foo => { if (true) {} });
Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "always"
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: ["error", "always"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
() => {};
(a) => {};
(a) => a;
(a) => {'\n'}
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => { if (true) {} });
If Statements
One of the benefits of this option is that it prevents the incorrect use of arrow functions in conditionals:
/*eslint-env es6*/
var a = 1;
var b = 2;
// ...
if (a => b) {
console.log('bigger');
} else {
console.log('smaller');
}
// outputs 'bigger', not smaller as expected
The contents of the if
statement is an arrow function, not a comparison.
If the arrow function is intentional, it should be wrapped in parens to remove ambiguity.
/*eslint-env es6*/
var a = 1;
var b = 0;
// ...
if ((a) => b) {
console.log('truthy value returned');
} else {
console.log('falsy value returned');
}
// outputs 'truthy value returned'
The following is another example of this behavior:
/*eslint-env es6*/
var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4;
var f = a => b ? c: d;
// f = ?
f
is an arrow function which takes a
as an argument and returns the result of b ? c: d
.
This should be rewritten like so:
/*eslint-env es6*/
var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4;
var f = (a) => b ? c: d;
as-needed
Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the "as-needed"
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: ["error", "as-needed"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
(a) => {};
(a) => a;
(a) => {'\n'};
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => a);
a((foo) => { if (true) {} });
const f = /** @type {number} */(a) => a + a;
const g = /* comment */ (a) => a + a;
const h = (a) /* comment */ => a + a;
Examples of correct code for this rule with the "as-needed"
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: ["error", "as-needed"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
() => {};
a => {};
a => a;
a => {'\n'};
a.then(foo => {});
a.then(foo => { if (true) {} });
(a, b, c) => a;
(a = 10) => a;
([a, b]) => a;
({a, b}) => a;
const f = (/** @type {number} */a) => a + a;
const g = (/* comment */ a) => a + a;
const h = (a /* comment */) => a + a;
requireForBlockBody
Examples of incorrect code for the { "requireForBlockBody": true }
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "as-needed", { "requireForBlockBody": true }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
(a) => a;
a => {};
a => {'\n'};
a.map((x) => x * x);
a.map(x => {
return x * x;
});
a.then(foo => {});
Examples of correct code for the { "requireForBlockBody": true }
option:
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "as-needed", { "requireForBlockBody": true }]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/
(a) => {};
(a) => {'\n'};
a => ({});
() => {};
a => a;
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => { if (true) {} });
a((foo) => { if (true) {} });
(a, b, c) => a;
(a = 10) => a;
([a, b]) => a;
({a, b}) => a;
Version
This rule was introduced in ESLint v1.0.0-rc-1.