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no-delete-var

NOTE: this rule is part of the recommended rule set.
Enable full set in deno.json:
{
  "lint": {
    "tags": ["recommended"]
  }
}
Enable full set using the Deno CLI:
deno lint --tags=recommended

Disallows the deletion of variables.

delete is used to remove a property from an object. Variables declared via var, let and const cannot be deleted (delete will return false). Setting strict mode on will raise a syntax error when attempting to delete a variable.

Invalid:

const a = 1;
let b = 2;
let c = 3;
delete a; // would return false
delete b; // would return false
delete c; // would return false

Valid:

let obj = {
  a: 1,
};
delete obj.a; // return true

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