oxc/bad-char-at-comparison Correctness ​
What it does ​
This rule warns when the return value of the charAt method is used to compare a string of length greater than 1.
Why is this bad? ​
The charAt method returns a string of length 1. If the return value is compared with a string of length greater than 1, the comparison will always be false.
Examples ​
Examples of incorrect code for this rule:
javascript
a.charAt(4) === "a2";
a.charAt(4) === "/n";Examples of correct code for this rule:
javascript
a.charAt(4) === "a";
a.charAt(4) === "\n";