disallow unnecessary boolean casts (no-extra-boolean-cast)
In contexts such as an if
statement’s test where the result of the expression will already be coerced to a Boolean, casting to a Boolean via double negation (!!
) or a Boolean
call is unnecessary. For example, these if
statements are equivalent:
if (!!foo) {
// ...
}
if (Boolean(foo)) {
// ...
}
if (foo) {
// ...
}
Rule Details
This rule disallows unnecessary boolean casts.
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
/*eslint no-extra-boolean-cast: "error"*/
var foo = !!!bar;
var foo = !!bar ? baz : bat;
var foo = Boolean(!!bar);
var foo = new Boolean(!!bar);
if (!!foo) {
// ...
}
if (Boolean(foo)) {
// ...
}
while (!!foo) {
// ...
}
do {
// ...
} while (Boolean(foo));
for (; !!foo; ) {
// ...
}
Examples of correct code for this rule:
/*eslint no-extra-boolean-cast: "error"*/
var foo = !!bar;
var foo = Boolean(bar);
function foo() {
return !!bar;
}
var foo = bar ? !!baz : !!bat;
Version
This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.4.0.