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eslint/no-cond-assign Correctness ​

✅ This rule is turned on by default.

What it does ​

Disallow assignment operators in conditional expressions

Why is this bad? ​

In conditional statements, it is very easy to mistype a comparison operator (such as ==) as an assignment operator (such as =).

There are valid reasons to use assignment operators in conditional statements. However, it can be difficult to tell whether a specific assignment was intentional.

Example ​

js
// Check the user's job title
if ((user.jobTitle = "manager")) {
  // user.jobTitle is now incorrect
}

References ​

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