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Wrap arrow function body in parentheses

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Created
22 Feb, 2021
Last updated
28 Mar, 2023
Category
Practice
Tags
JavaScript
Contributors
masterYi101
andrew-walker91
If the inline arrow function consists of the `<`, `<=`, `>` or `>=` operator, it is advised to wrap the function body in parentheses.
Looking at the two versions below, it is easy for the first variant to cause a misleading.
// Bad
const compareToZero = (a) => a <= 0 ? 0 : a;

// Good
const compareToZero = (a) => (a <= 0 ? 0 : a);

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