E0020: invalid expression left of assignment

In JavaScript, you can assign to variables or properties. It is a syntax error to assign to something different, such as the result of a function call or the result of math:

function saveAccount(account, {name, pass}) {
  account.checkPassword(pass);
  account.getName() = name;
  account.getPassword() = pass;
  account.save();
}

for (let step of steps) {
  if (step.index+1 = stopNumber) {
    break;
  }
  doStep(step);
}

To fix this error, assign to a variable or property instead, or call a method to do the assignment:

function saveAccount(account, {name, pass}) {
  account.checkPassword(pass);
  account.name = name;
  account.changePassword(pass);
  account.save();
}

Alternatively, write == or === instead of =, changing the assignment into a comparison:

for (let step of steps) {
  if (step.index+1 === stopNumber) {
    break;
  }
  doStep(step);
}

Introduced in quick-lint-js version 0.2.0.

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