---
title: arrow-parens
layout: doc
edit_link: https://github.com/eslint/eslint/edit/main/docs/src/rules/arrow-parens.md
rule_type: layout
further_reading:
- https://github.com/airbnb/javascript#arrows--one-arg-parens
---



(fixable) The `--fix` option on the [command line](../user-guide/command-line-interface#fixing-problems) can automatically fix some of the problems reported by this rule.

Requires parens in arrow function arguments.

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

This rule has a string option and an object one.

String options are:

* `"always"` (default) requires parens around arguments in all cases.
* `"as-needed"` enforces no parens where they can be omitted.

Object properties for variants of the `"as-needed"` option:

* `"requireForBlockBody": true` modifies the as-needed rule in order to require parens if the function body is in an instructions block (surrounded by braces).

### always

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule with the default `"always"` option:

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

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

Examples of **correct** code for this rule with the default `"always"` option:

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

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

#### If Statements

One of the 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 'truthy 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

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule with the `"as-needed"` option:

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

(a) => {};
(a) => a;
(a) => {'\n'};
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => a);
a((foo) => { if (true) {} });
const f = /** @type {number} */(a) => a + a;
const g = /* comment */ (a) => a + a;
const h = (a) /* comment */ => a + a;
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule with the `"as-needed"` option:

```js
/*eslint arrow-parens: ["error", "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;
const f = (/** @type {number} */a) => a + a;
const g = (/* comment */ a) => a + a;
const h = (a /* comment */) => a + a;
```

### requireForBlockBody

Examples of **incorrect** code for the `{ "requireForBlockBody": true }` option:

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

(a) => a;
a => {};
a => {'\n'};
a.map((x) => x * x);
a.map(x => {
  return x * x;
});
a.then(foo => {});
```

Examples of **correct** code for the `{ "requireForBlockBody": true }` option:

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

(a) => {};
(a) => {'\n'};
a => ({});
() => {};
a => a;
a.then((foo) => {});
a.then((foo) => { if (true) {} });
a((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/HEAD/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js)
* [Test source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/HEAD/tests/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js)
* [Documentation source](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/HEAD/docs/src/rules/arrow-parens.md)
