Rule Definition
ASCPEM-PRF-08, ASCMM-MNT-05
Remediation
Define the function out of the loop and use the reference inside the loop
Violation Code Sample
for (var i=10; i; i--) {
(function() { return i; })();
}
while(i) {
var a = function() { return i; };
a();
}
do {
function a() { return i; };
a();
} while (i);
let foo = 0;
for (let i=10; i; i--) {
// Bad, function is referencing block scoped variable in the outer scope.
var a = function() { return foo; };
a();
}
Fixed Code Sample
var a = function() {};
for (var i=10; i; i--) {
a();
}
for (var i=10; i; i--) {
var a = function() {}; // OK, no references to variables in the outer scopes.
a();
}
for (let i=10; i; i--) {
var a = function() { return i; }; // OK, all references are referring to block scoped variables in the loop.
a();
}
var foo = 100;
for (let i=10; i; i--) {
var a = function() { return foo; }; // OK, all references are referring to never modified variables.
a();
}
Reference
http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-loop-func
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
CWE-1050 - Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop
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