eslint/no-irregular-whitespace Correctness
What it does
Disallows the use of irregular whitespace characters in the code.
Why is this bad?
Irregular whitespace characters are invisible to most editors and can cause unexpected behavior, making code harder to debug and maintain. They can also cause issues with code formatting and parsing.
Examples
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
// Contains irregular whitespace characters (invisible)
function example() {
var foo = "bar"; // irregular whitespace before 'bar'
}Examples of correct code for this rule:
function example() {
var foo = "bar"; // regular spaces only
}Configuration
This rule accepts a configuration object with the following properties:
skipComments
type: boolean
default: true
Whether to skip irregular whitespace in comments.
skipJSXText
type: boolean
default: true
Whether to skip irregular whitespace in JSX text.
skipRegExps
type: boolean
default: true
Whether to skip irregular whitespace in regular expression literals.
skipStrings
type: boolean
default: true
Whether to skip irregular whitespace in string literals.
skipTemplates
type: boolean
default: true
Whether to skip irregular whitespace in template literals.
How to use
To enable this rule using the config file or in the CLI, you can use:
{
"rules": {
"no-irregular-whitespace": "error"
}
}import { defineConfig } from "oxlint";
export default defineConfig({
rules: {
"no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
},
});oxlint --deny no-irregular-whitespaceVersion
This rule was added in v0.1.1.