eslint/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape Correctness

✅ This rule is turned on by default.

🚧 An auto-fix is still under development.

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

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

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:

CLIConfig (.oxlintrc.json)

bash

oxlint --deny no-nonoctal-decimal-escape

json

{
  "rules": {
    "no-nonoctal-decimal-escape": "error"
  }
}