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oxc/bad-replace-all-arg Correctness ​

✅ This rule is turned on by default.

What it does ​

This rule warns when the replaceAll method is called with a regular expression that does not have the global flag (g).

Why is this bad? ​

The replaceAll method replaces all occurrences of a string with another string. If the global flag (g) is not used in the regular expression, only the first occurrence of the string will be replaced.

Examples ​

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

javascript
withSpaces.replaceAll(/\s+/, ",");

Examples of correct code for this rule:

javascript
withSpaces.replaceAll(/\s+/g, ",");

How to use ​

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

bash
oxlint --deny oxc/bad-replace-all-arg
json
{
  "rules": {
    "oxc/bad-replace-all-arg": "error"
  }
}

References ​

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