no-object-constructor

Disallow calls to the Object constructor without an argument

Use of the Object constructor to construct a new empty object is generally discouraged in favor of object literal notation because of conciseness and because the Object global may be redefined. The exception is when the Object constructor is used to intentionally wrap a specified value which is passed as an argument.

Rule Details

This rule disallows calling the Object constructor without an argument.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-object-constructor: "error"*/

Object();

new Object();
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Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-object-constructor: "error"*/

Object("foo");

const obj = { a: 1, b: 2 };

const isObject = value => value === Object(value);

const createObject = Object => new Object();
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When Not To Use It

If you wish to allow the use of the Object constructor, you can safely turn this rule off.

Related Rules

• no-array-constructor
• no-new-wrappers

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint v8.50.0.

Resources

• Rule source
• Tests source