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eslint/no-unreachable Nursery

What it does

Disallow unreachable code after return, throw, continue, and break statements

Why is this bad?

Unreachable code after a return, throw, continue, or break statement can never be run.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

ts
function foo() {
  return 2;
  console.log("this will never be executed");
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

ts
function foo() {
  console.log("this will be executed");
  return 2;
}

How to use

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

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

References

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