disallow mixed spaces and tabs for indentation (no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs)

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

Most code conventions require either tabs or spaces be used for indentation. As such, it’s usually an error if a single line of code is indented with both tabs and spaces.

Rule Details

This rule disallows mixed spaces and tabs for indentation.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs: "error"*/

function add(x, y) {
// --->..return x + y;

      return x + y;
}

function main() {
// --->var x = 5,
// --->....y = 7;

    var x = 5,
        y = 7;
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs: "error"*/

function add(x, y) {
// --->return x + y;
    return x + y;
}

Options

This rule has a string option.

• "smart-tabs" allows mixed tabs and spaces when the spaces are used for alignment.

smart-tabs

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "smart-tabs" option:

/*eslint no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs: ["error", "smart-tabs"]*/

function main() {
// --->var x = 5,
// --->....y = 7;

    var x = 5,
        y = 7;
}

Further Reading

• Smart Tabs

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.7.1.

Resources

• Rule source
• Documentation source