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no-tabs

Some style guides don't allow the use of tab characters at all, including within comments.

Rule Details

This rule looks for tabs anywhere inside a file: code, comments or anything else.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

js
/* eslint @stylistic/no-tabs: "error" */

var a 
= 2;
/** *
it's a test function
*/ function test(){} var x = 1; //
test
incorrect

Examples of correct code for this rule:

js
/* eslint @stylistic/no-tabs: "error" */

var a = 2;

/**
 * it's a test function
 */
function test(){}

var x = 1; // test
correct

Options

This rule has an optional object option with the following properties:

  • allowIndentationTabs (default: false): If this is set to true, then the rule will not report tabs used for indentation.

allowIndentationTabs

Examples of correct code for this rule with the allowIndentationTabs: true option:

js
/* eslint @stylistic/no-tabs: ["error", { allowIndentationTabs: true }] */

function test() {
	doSomething();
}

	// comment with leading indentation tab
correct

When Not To Use It

If you have established a standard where having tabs is fine, then you can disable this rule.

Compatibility

Released under the MIT License.