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SPC058902: Consider not using 'arguments.callee' and arguments.caller'

Consider not using 'arguments.callee' and 'arguments.caller', these have been deprecated to allow for code optimisations in JavaScript. Consider replacing with a recursive callback were required

CheckId SPC058902
TypeName DeprecatedCodeCallerAndCallee
Severity Warning
Type JavaScriptFile

Bad Practice

function foo(n) {
    if (n <= 0) {
      return;
    }
    arguments.callee(n - 1);
}

Good Practice
function foo(n) {
    if (n <= 0) {
      return;
    }
    foo(n - 1);
}

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