E0173: cannot assign to loop variable in for of/in loop

There are three kinds of for loops: C-style for loops (;), for-in loops, and for-of loops. It is a syntax error to write a for-in or for-of loop which declares a variable with const or let and initializes the variable:

function firstItem(collection) {
  for (const item = null of collection) {
    break;
  }
  return item;
}

To fix this error, declare the variable outside the for-in or for-of loop with let:

function firstItem(collection) {
  let item = null;
  for (item of collection) {
    break;
  }
  return item;
}

Introduced in quick-lint-js version 0.4.0.

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