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eslint/no-unmodified-loop-condition Suspicious

What it does

Disallow references in loop conditions that are never modified within the loop.

Why is this bad?

A loop condition that depends on values that never change within the loop body can cause infinite loops or logic bugs.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

let done = false;
while (!done) {
  work();
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

let done = false;
while (!done) {
  done = checkDone();
}

How to use

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

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "rules": {
    "no-unmodified-loop-condition": "error"
  }
}

CLI

oxlint --deny no-unmodified-loop-condition

References

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