no-constant-condition.md

disallow constant expressions in conditions (no-constant-condition)

A constant expression (for example, a literal) as a test condition might be a typo or development trigger for a specific behavior. For example, the following code looks as if it is not ready for production.

if (false) {
    doSomethingUnfinished();
}

Rule Details

This rule disallows constant expressions in the test condition of:

• if, for, while, or do...while statement
• ?: ternary expression

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-constant-condition: "error"*/

if (false) {
    doSomethingUnfinished();
}

if (void x) {
    doSomethingUnfinished();
}

if (x &&= false) {
    doSomethingNever();
}

if (x ||= true) {
    doSomethingAlways();
}

for (;-2;) {
    doSomethingForever();
}

while (typeof x) {
    doSomethingForever();
}

do {
    doSomethingForever();
} while (x = -1);

var result = 0 ? a : b;

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-constant-condition: "error"*/

if (x === 0) {
    doSomething();
}

for (;;) {
    doSomethingForever();
}

while (typeof x === "undefined") {
    doSomething();
}

do {
    doSomething();
} while (x);

var result = x !== 0 ? a : b;

See Also:

• no-constant-binary-operand which disallows constant comparisons and logical expressions (||, &&, ??) which always or never short circuit.

Options

checkLoops

Set to true by default. Setting this option to false allows constant expressions in loops.

Examples of correct code for when checkLoops is false:

/*eslint no-constant-condition: ["error", { "checkLoops": false }]*/

while (true) {
    doSomething();
    if (condition()) {
        break;
    }
};

for (;true;) {
    doSomething();
    if (condition()) {
        break;
    }
};

do {
    doSomething();
    if (condition()) {
        break;
    }
} while (true)