---
title: "no-caller"
description: "Disallow `arguments.caller` and `arguments.callee`"
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plugin: "eslint"
aliases: ["eslint/no-caller"]
kind: "suggestion"
category: "correctness"
default: "off"
fixable: "no"
typeAware: false
deprecated: false
---

Reading `arguments.callee` throws a `TypeError` in strict mode, and every ES module and every class body is in strict mode. `arguments.caller` is no longer part of the language.

To let a function call itself, give it a name.

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## Configure

Off by default. To turn it on:

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"no-caller" = "error" # or "warn"
```

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## Examples

Reported:

{/* bad */}
```js
const factorial = function (n) {
  return n <= 1 ? 1 : n * arguments.callee(n - 1);
};
```

Not reported:

{/* good */}
```js
const factorial = function fact(n) {
  return n <= 1 ? 1 : n * fact(n - 1);
};
```