No with Statements (no-with)

The with statement is potentially problematic because it adds members of an object to the current scope, making it impossible to tell what a variable inside the block actually refers to. Additionally, the with statement cannot be used in strict mode.

Rule Details

This rule is aimed at eliminating with statements.

The following patterns are considered problems:

/*eslint no-with: 2*/
with (foo) { /*error Unexpected use of 'with' statement.*/
    // ...
}

When Not To Use It

If you intentionally use with statements then you can disable this rule.

Further Reading

• with Statement Considered Harmful

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.0.2.

Resources

• Rule source
• Documentation source