unicorn/no-new-array

new Array(value) does two different things. If value is a number, you get an array of that length with nothing in it. If it's anything else, you get an array with value as its only item. You can't tell which one is meant without knowing the type of value.

The rule suggests both readings: Array.from({length: value}) and [value]. It can't know which one you meant, so --fix leaves the code alone. --fix-dangerously applies the first one.

Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

[lint.rules]
"unicorn/no-new-array" = "error" # or "warn"

Examples

Reported:

const slots = new Array(10);
const list = new Array(input);

Not reported:

const slots = Array.from({ length: 10 });
const list = [input];

Only the form with exactly one argument is ambiguous:

const empty = new Array();
const pair = new Array(1, 2);