Disallow multiple spaces in regular expressions
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Regular expressions can be very complex and difficult to understand, which is why it’s important to keep them as simple as possible in order to avoid mistakes. One of the more error-prone things you can do with a regular expression is to use more than one space, such as:
In this regular expression, it’s very hard to tell how many spaces are intended to be matched. It’s better to use only one space and then specify how many spaces are expected, such as:
const re = /foo {3}bar/;1
Now it is very clear that three spaces are expected to be matched.
Rule DetailsThis rule disallows multiple spaces in regular expression literals.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
Examples of correct code for this rule:
When Not To Use ItIf you want to allow multiple spaces in a regular expression, then you can safely turn this rule off.
VersionThis rule was introduced in ESLint v0.4.0.
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