Rule to disallow a duplicate case label (no-duplicate-case)

The "extends": "eslint:recommended" property in a configuration file enables this rule.

If a switch statement has duplicate test expressions in case clauses, it is likely that a programmer copied a case clause but forgot to change the test expression.

Rule Details

This rule disallows duplicate test expressions in case clauses of switch statements.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-duplicate-case: "error"*/

var a = 1,
    one = 1;

switch (a) {
    case 1:
        break;
    case 2:
        break;
    case 1:         // duplicate test expression
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

switch (a) {
    case one:
        break;
    case 2:
        break;
    case one:         // duplicate test expression
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

switch (a) {
    case "1":
        break;
    case "2":
        break;
    case "1":         // duplicate test expression
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-duplicate-case: "error"*/

var a = 1,
    one = 1;

switch (a) {
    case 1:
        break;
    case 2:
        break;
    case 3:
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

switch (a) {
    case one:
        break;
    case 2:
        break;
    case 3:
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

switch (a) {
    case "1":
        break;
    case "2":
        break;
    case "3":
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.17.0.

Resources

• Rule source
• Documentation source