unicorn/prefer-dom-node-text-content Style

🛠️ An auto-fix is available for this rule for some violations.

Enforces the use of .textContent over .innerText for DOM nodes.

There are some disadvantages of using .innerText.

.innerText returns rendered text and ignores hidden content, while .textContent returns the node's full text content.
.innerText can trigger reflow because it takes CSS styles into account.
.innerText is defined only for HTMLElement objects, while .textContent is defined for all Node objects.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

javascript

const text = foo.innerText;

Examples of correct code for this rule:

javascript

const text = foo.textContent;

How to use

To enable this rule using the config file or in the CLI, you can use:

Config (.oxlintrc.json)Config (oxlint.config.ts)CLI

json

{
  "rules": {
    "unicorn/prefer-dom-node-text-content": "error"
  }
}

import { defineConfig } from "oxlint";

export default defineConfig({
  rules: {
    "unicorn/prefer-dom-node-text-content": "error",
  },
});

bash

oxlint --deny unicorn/prefer-dom-node-text-content

This rule was added in v0.0.21.