no-meaningless-void-operator

Disallows the void operator except when used to discard a value.

Disallows the void operator when its argument is already of type void or undefined.

Attributes

• Included in configs
  • ✅ Recommended
  • 🔒 Strict
• Fixable
  • 🔧 Automated Fixer
  • 🛠 Suggestion Fixer
• 💭 Requires type information

Rule Details

The void operator is a useful tool to convey the programmer's intent to discard a value. For example, it is recommended as one way of suppressing @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises instead of adding .catch() to a promise.

This rule helps an author catch API changes where previously a value was being discarded at a call site, but the callee changed so it no longer returns a value. When combined with no-unused-expressions, it also helps readers of the code by ensuring consistency: a statement that looks like void foo(); is always discarding a return value, and a statement that looks like foo(); is never discarding a return value.

Examples of code for this rule:

❌ Incorrect

void (() => {})();

function foo() {}
void foo();

✅ Correct

(() => {})();

function foo() {}
foo(); // nothing to discard

function bar(x: number) {
  void x; // discarding a number
  return 2;
}
void bar(); // discarding a number

Options

This rule accepts a single object option with the following default configuration:

{
  "@typescript-eslint/no-meaningless-void-operator": [
    "error",
    {
      "checkNever": false
    }
  ]
}

• checkNever: true will suggest removing void when the argument has type never.