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title: Method name should use camelCase
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# Method name should use camelCase

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-code-style/method-name`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Code Style

## Description{% #description %}

Ensure that method names use `camelCase` and not `snake_case` or `PascalCase`.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
const a = { GetValue() {} }
class A { set_value() {} }
class A { *set_value() {} }
class A { #set_value() {} }
class A { #SetValue() {} }
class A { _SetValue() {} }
class A { __Set_Value() {} }
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
const a = { getValue() {} }
class A { setValue() {} }
class A { #fooBla() {} }
class A { _setValue() {} }
class A { __setValue() {} }
class A { set2() {} }
```
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