eslint/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape Correctness

What it does

This rule disallows \8 and \9 escape sequences in string literals

Why is this bad?

ECMAScript specification treats \8 and \9 in string literals as a legacy feature

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

let x = "\8";
let y = "\9";

Examples of correct code for this rule:

let x = "8";
let y = "\\9";

How to use

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

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "rules": {
    "no-nonoctal-decimal-escape": "error"
  }
}

CLI

oxlint --deny no-nonoctal-decimal-escape

References

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