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eslint/no-const-assign Correctness ​

✅ This rule is turned on by default.

What it does ​

Disallow reassigning const variables.

Why is this bad? ​

We cannot modify variables that are declared using const keyword. It will raise a runtime error.

Example ​

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

js
const a = 0;
a = 1;

const b = 0;
b += 1;

Examples of correct code for this rule:

js
const a = 0;
console.log(a);

var b = 0;
b += 1;

How to use ​

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

bash
oxlint --deny no-const-assign
json
{
  "rules": {
    "no-const-assign": "error"
  }
}

References ​

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