Disallow Use of __proto__ (no-proto)

__proto__ property has been deprecated as of ECMAScript 3.1 and shouldn’t be used in the code. Use getPrototypeOf method instead.

Rule Details

When an object is created __proto__ is set to the original prototype property of the object’s constructor function. getPrototypeOf is the preferred method of getting “the prototype”.

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

/*eslint no-proto: "error"*/

var a = obj.__proto__;

var a = obj["__proto__"];

Examples of correct code for this rule:

/*eslint no-proto: "error"*/

var a = Object.getPrototypeOf(obj);

When Not To Use It

If you need to support legacy browsers, you might want to turn this rule off, since support for getPrototypeOf is not yet universal.

Further Reading

• Object.getPrototypeOf

Version

This rule was introduced in ESLint 0.0.9.

Resources

• Rule source
• Documentation source