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eslint/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape Correctness

This rule is turned on by default.
🚧 An auto-fix is still under development.

What it does

This rule disallows \8 and \9 escape sequences in string literals

Why is this bad?

ECMAScript specification treats \8 and \9 in string literals as a legacy feature

Example

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

javascript
let x = "\8"
let y = "\9"

Examples of correct code for this rule:

javascript
let x = "8";
let y = "\\9";

How to use

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

bash
oxlint --deny no-nonoctal-decimal-escape
json
{
  "rules": {
    "no-nonoctal-decimal-escape": "error"
  }
}

References

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