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SPC058911: Consider to not allow assignment in return statements

Assigning values inside a return statement, can cause confusion as to the codes intent

CheckId SPC058911
TypeName NoAssignmentInReturn
Severity Warning
Type JavaScriptFile

Bad Practice

function doSomething() {
    return foo = bar + 2;
}
function doSomething() {
    return foo += 2;
}

Good Practice
function doSomething() {
    return foo == bar + 2;
}
function doSomething() {
    return foo === bar + 2;
}

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