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ID: javascript-best-practices/no-duplicate-case

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Error

Category: Best Practices

Description

It is easy to copy and paste a switch statement case, and leave behind duplicated test cases.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

var a = 1; switch (a) {case 1: break; case 1: break; case 2: break; default: break;}
var a = '1'; switch (a) {case '1': break; case '1': break; case '2': break; default: break;}
var a = 1, one = 1; switch (a) {case one: break; case one: break; case 2: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {case p.p.p1: break; case p.p.p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(b) { return b ? { p1: 1 } : { p1: 2 }; }; switch (a) {case f(true).p1: break; case f(true).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(a + 1).p1: break; case f(a + 1).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(a === 1 ? 2 : 3).p1: break; case f(a === 1 ? 2 : 3).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f1 = function() { return { p1: 1 } }; switch (a) {case f1().p1: break; case f1().p1: break; default: break;}
var a = [1, 2]; switch(a.toString()){case ([1, 2]).toString():break; case ([1, 2]).toString():break; default:break;}
switch (a) { case a: case a: }
switch (a) { case a: break; case b: break; case a: break; case c: break; case a: break; }
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(a + 1).p1: break; case f(a+1).p1: break; default: break;}
// limitations
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {case p.p.p1: break; case p. p // comment
 .p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {case p .p
    /* comment */
    .p1: break; case p.p.p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {case p .p
    /* comment */
    .p1: break; case p. p // comment
 .p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {
    case p.p.p1: break; case p. p // comment
     .p1: break; case p .p
     /* comment */
     .p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(
    a + 1 // comment
    ).p1: break; case f(a+1)
    .p1: break; default: break;}

Compliant Code Examples

var a = 1; switch (a) {case 1: break; case 2: break; default: break;}
var a = 1; switch (a) {case 1: break; case '1': break; default: break;}
var a = 1; switch (a) {case 1: break; case true: break; default: break;}
var a = 1; switch (a) {default: break;}
var a = 1, p = {p: {p1: 1, p2: 1}}; switch (a) {case p.p.p1: break; case p.p.p2: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(b) { return b ? { p1: 1 } : { p1: 2 }; }; switch (a) {case f(true).p1: break; case f(true, false).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(a + 1).p1: break; case f(a + 2).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f = function(s) { return { p1: s } }; switch (a) {case f(a == 1 ? 2 : 3).p1: break; case f(a === 1 ? 2 : 3).p1: break; default: break;}
var a = 1, f1 = function() { return { p1: 1 } }, f2 = function() { return { p1: 2 } }; switch (a) {case f1().p1: break; case f2().p1: break; default: break;}
var a = [1,2]; switch(a.toString()){case ([1,2]).toString():break; case ([1]).toString():break; default:break;}
switch(a) { case a: break; } switch(a) { case a: break; }
switch(a) { case toString: break;