yield-star-spacing

The --fix option on the command line can automatically fix some of the problems reported by this rule.

Enforces spacing around the * in yield* expressions.

Rule Details

This rule enforces spacing around the * in yield* expressions.

Options

The rule takes one option, an object, which has two keys before and after having boolean values true or false.

The default is {"before": false, "after": true}.

"yield-star-spacing": ["error", {"before": true, "after": false}]

The option also has a string shorthand:

"yield-star-spacing": ["error", "after"]

Examples

after

Examples of correct code for this rule with the default "after" option:

/*eslint yield-star-spacing: ["error", "after"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function* generator() {
  yield* other();
}

before

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "before" option:

/*eslint yield-star-spacing: ["error", "before"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function *generator() {
  yield *other();
}

both

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "both" option:

/*eslint yield-star-spacing: ["error", "both"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function * generator() {
  yield * other();
}

neither

Examples of correct code for this rule with the "neither" option:

/*eslint yield-star-spacing: ["error", "neither"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

function*generator() {
  yield*other();
}

When Not To Use It

If your project will not be using generators or you are not concerned with spacing consistency, you do not need this rule.

Further Reading

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 2.0.0-alpha-1.

Resources