camelcase.md

Require CamelCase (camelcase)

When it comes to naming variables, style guides generally fall into one of two camps: camelcase (variableName) and underscores (variable_name). This rule focuses on using the camelcase approach. If your style guide calls for camelCasing your variable names, then this rule is for you!

Rule Details

This rule looks for any underscores (_) located within the source code. It ignores leading and trailing underscores and only checks those in the middle of a variable name. If ESLint decides that the variable is a constant (all uppercase), then no warning will be thrown. Otherwise, a warning will be thrown. This rule only flags definitions and assignments but not function calls. In case of ES6 import statements, this rule only targets the name of the variable that will be imported into the local module scope.

Options

This rule has an object option:

• "properties": "always" (default) enforces camelcase style for property names
• "properties": "never" does not check property names
• "ignoreDestructuring": false (default) enforces camelcase style for destructured identifiers
• "ignoreDestructuring": true does not check destructured identifiers
• "allowLeadingUnderscores": true (default) allow leading underscores, which is commonly used to flag private/protected identifiers
• "allowLeadingUnderscores": false does not allow leading underscores
• "allowTrailingUnderscores": true (default) allow trailing underscores, which is commonly used to flag private/protected identifiers
• "allowTrailingUnderscores": false does not allow trailing underscores

properties: "always"

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default { "properties": "always" } option:

/*eslint camelcase: "error"*/

import { no_camelcased } from "external-module"

var my_favorite_color = "#112C85";

function do_something() {
    // ...
}

obj.do_something = function() {
    // ...
};

function foo({ no_camelcased }) {
    // ...
};

function foo({ isCamelcased: no_camelcased }) {
    // ...
}

function foo({ no_camelcased = 'default value' }) {
    // ...
};

var obj = {
    my_pref: 1
};

var { category_id = 1 } = query;

var { foo: no_camelcased } = bar;

var { foo: bar_baz = 1 } = quz;

Examples of correct code for this rule with the default { "properties": "always" } option:

/*eslint camelcase: "error"*/

import { no_camelcased as camelCased } from "external-module";

var myFavoriteColor   = "#112C85";
var _myFavoriteColor  = "#112C85";
var myFavoriteColor_  = "#112C85";
var MY_FAVORITE_COLOR = "#112C85";
var foo = bar.baz_boom;
var foo = { qux: bar.baz_boom };

obj.do_something();
do_something();
new do_something();

var { category_id: category } = query;

function foo({ isCamelCased }) {
    // ...
};

function foo({ isCamelCased: isAlsoCamelCased }) {
    // ...
}

function foo({ isCamelCased = 'default value' }) {
    // ...
};

var { categoryId = 1 } = query;

var { foo: isCamelCased } = bar;

var { foo: isCamelCased = 1 } = quz;

properties: "never"

Examples of correct code for this rule with the { "properties": "never" } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {properties: "never"}]*/

var obj = {
    my_pref: 1
};

ignoreDestructuring: false

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the default { "ignoreDestructuring": false } option:

/*eslint camelcase: "error"*/

var { category_id } = query;

var { category_id = 1 } = query;

var { category_id: category_id } = query;

var { category_id: category_alias } = query;

var { category_id: categoryId, ...other_props } = query;

ignoreDestructuring: true

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the { "ignoreDestructuring": true } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {ignoreDestructuring: true}]*/

var { category_id: category_alias } = query;

var { category_id, ...other_props } = query;

Examples of correct code for this rule with the { "ignoreDestructuring": true } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {ignoreDestructuring: true}]*/

var { category_id } = query;

var { category_id = 1 } = query;

var { category_id: category_id } = query;

allowLeadingUnderscores: false

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the { "allowLeadingUnderscores": false } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {allowLeadingUnderscores: false}]*/

var __leadingUnderscore = query;

Examples of correct code for this rule with the { "allowDestructuring": false } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {allowDestructuring: false}]*/

var noLeadingUnderscore = query;

allowTrailingUnderscores: false

Examples of incorrect code for this rule with the { "allowTrailingUnderscores": false } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {allowTrailingUnderscores: false}]*/

var trailingUnderscore__ = query;

Examples of correct code for this rule with the { "allowDestructuring": false } option:

/*eslint camelcase: ["error", {allowDestructuring: false}]*/

var noTrailingUnderscore = query;

When Not To Use It

If you have established coding standards using a different naming convention (separating words with underscores), turn this rule off.