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`prefer-regex-literals` suggestions
See original GitHub issueWhat rule do you want to change?
prefer-regex-literals
Does this change cause the rule to produce more or fewer warnings?
No
How will the change be implemented? (New option, new default behavior, etc.)?
Adds fixer
Please provide some example code that this change will affect:
new RegExp('\\.')
What does the rule currently do for this code?
Reports error
What will the rule do after it’s changed?
Fix it to:
/\./
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Reactions:2
- Comments:28 (24 by maintainers)
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No, if it isn’t reported then it shouldn’t be fixed. We could discuss in a separate issue whether or not this should be reported.
There’s an open PR: #15077