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title: Rule arrow-parens
layout: doc
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# Require parens in arrow function arguments (arrow-parens)

Arrow functions can omit parentheses when they have exactly one parameter. In all other cases the parameter(s) must
be wrapped in parentheses. This rule enforces the consistent use of parentheses in arrow functions.

## Rule Details

This rule enforces parentheses around arrow function parameters regardless of arity. For example:

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

// Bad
a => {}

// Good
(a) => {}
```

Following this style will help you find arrow functions (`=>`) which may be mistakenly included in a condition
when a comparison such as `>=` was the intent.


```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

// Bad
if (a => 2) {
}

// Good
if (a >= 2) {
}
```

The rule can also be configured to discourage the use of parens when they are not required:

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

// Bad
(a) => {}

// Good
a => {}
```

### Options

The rule takes one option, a string, which could be either `"always"` or `"as-needed"`. The default is `"always"`.

You can set the option in configuration like this:

"arrow-parens": [2, "always"]

#### "always"

When the rule is set to `"always"` the following patterns are considered problems:

```js
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "always"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

a => {};                     /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
a => a;                      /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
a => {'\n'};                 /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
a.then(foo => {});           /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
a.then(foo => a);            /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
a(foo => { if (true) {}; }); /*error Expected parentheses around arrow function argument.*/
```

The following patterns are not considered problems:

```js
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "always"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

() => {};
(a) => {};
(a) => a;
(a) => {'\n'}
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => { if (true) {}; });
```

##### If Statements

One benefits of this option is that it prevents the incorrect use of arrow functions in conditionals:

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a = 1;
var b = 2;
// ...
if (a => b) {
 console.log('bigger');
} else {
 console.log('smaller');
};
// outputs 'bigger', not smaller as expected
```

The contents of the `if` statement is an arrow function, not a comparison.
If the arrow function is intentional, it should be wrapped in parens to remove ambiguity.

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a = 1;
var b = 0;
// ...
if ((a) => b) {
 console.log('truthy value returned');
} else {
 console.log('falsey value returned');
};
// outputs 'falsey value returned'
```

The following is another example of this behavior:

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4;
var f = a => b ? c: d;
// f = ?
```

`f` is an arrow function which takes `a` as an argument and returns the result of `b ? c: d`.

This should be rewritten like so:

```js
/*eslint-env es6*/

var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4;
var f = (a) => b ? c: d;
```


#### "as-needed"

When the rule is set to `"as-needed"` the following patterns are considered problems:

```js
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "as-needed"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

(a) => {};                     /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
(a) => a;                      /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
(a) => {'\n'};                 /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
a.then((foo) => {});           /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
a.then((foo) => a);            /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
a((foo) => { if (true) {}; }); /*error Unexpected parentheses around single function argument*/
```

The following patterns are not considered problems:

```js
/*eslint arrow-parens: [2, "as-needed"]*/
/*eslint-env es6*/

() => {};
a => {};
a => a;
a => {'\n'};
a.then(foo => {});
a.then(foo => { if (true) {}; });
(a, b, c) => a;
(a = 10) => a;
([a, b]) => a;
({a, b}) => a;
```

## Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 1.0.0-rc-1.

## Resources

* [Rule source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/master/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js)
* [Documentation source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/master/docs/rules/arrow-parens.md)
