Rajeev Pentyala – Technical Blog on Power Platform, Azure and AI

In this article, lets see how to Install and use JSLint extension in VSCode.

What is JSLint:

• JSLint is a JavaScript program that looks for problems in JavaScript programs. It is a code quality tool.
• JSLint takes a JavaScript source and scans it. If it finds a problem, it returns a message describing the problem.

Install JSLint extension in VSCode:

• From the VSCode ‘Extensions’, search for ‘JSLint’ and Install.

• Next, we need to install ‘jslint’ Globally by running ‘npm install -g jslint’ command from Terminal.

• All the required files gets installed and Terminal looks as below.

Run JSLint on a JavaScript File:

• Open the JavaScript file, which you want to validate in VSCode.

• Open the Terminal and run ‘jslint {file_name}’ command. In my case, its ‘jslint HelloWorld.js’.
• Script violations will be listed in Terminal as below.

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