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prefer-includes

Enforce includes method over indexOf method.

Until ES5, we were using String#indexOf method to check whether a string contains an arbitrary substring or not. Until ES2015, we were using Array#indexOf method to check whether an array contains an arbitrary value or not.

ES2015 has added String#includes and ES2016 has added Array#includes. It makes code more understandable if we use those includes methods for the purpose.

Rule Details​

This rule is aimed at suggesting includes method if indexOf method was used to check whether an object contains an arbitrary value or not.

If the receiver object of the indexOf method call has includes method and the two methods have the same parameters, this rule does suggestion. There are such types: String, Array, ReadonlyArray, and typed arrays.

Additionally, this rule reports the tests of simple regular expressions in favor of String#includes.

Examples of code for this rule:

let str: string;
let array: any[];
let readonlyArray: ReadonlyArray<any>;
let typedArray: UInt8Array;
let maybe: string;
let userDefined: {
  indexOf(x: any): number;
  includes(x: any): boolean;
};

str.indexOf(value) !== -1;
array.indexOf(value) !== -1;
readonlyArray.indexOf(value) === -1;
typedArray.indexOf(value) > -1;
maybe?.indexOf('') !== -1;
userDefined.indexOf(value) >= 0;

// simple RegExp test
/foo/.test(str);

Options​

// .eslintrc.json
{
  "rules": {
    "@typescript-eslint/prefer-includes": "warn"
  }
}

This rule is not configurable.

When Not To Use It​

If you don't want to suggest includes, you can safely turn this rule off.

Attributes​

  • Configs:
    • ✅ Recommended
    • 🔒 Strict
  • 🔧 Fixable
  • 💭 Requires type information