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description: 'Enforce using `@ts-expect-error` over `@ts-ignore`.'
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> 🛑 This file is source code, not the primary documentation location! 🛑
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> See **https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error** for documentation.

:::danger Deprecated

This rule has been deprecated in favor of [`@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment`](./ban-ts-comment.mdx).
This rule (`@typescript-eslint/prefer-ts-expect-error`) will be removed in a future major version of typescript-eslint.

When it was first created, `@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment` rule was only responsible for suggesting to remove `@ts-ignore` directive.
It was later updated to suggest replacing `@ts-ignore` with `@ts-expect-error` directive, so that it replaces `@typescript-eslint/prefer-ts-expect-error` entirely.

:::

TypeScript allows you to suppress all errors on a line by placing a comment starting with `@ts-ignore` or `@ts-expect-error` immediately before the erroring line.
The two directives work the same, except `@ts-expect-error` causes a type error if placed before a line that's not erroring in the first place.

This means it's easy for `@ts-ignore`s to be forgotten about, and remain in code even after the error they were suppressing is fixed.
This is dangerous, as if a new error arises on that line it'll be suppressed by the forgotten about `@ts-ignore`, and so be missed.

## Examples

This rule reports any usage of `@ts-ignore`, including a fixer to replace with `@ts-expect-error`.

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<TabItem value="❌ Incorrect">

```ts
// @ts-ignore
const str: string = 1;

/**
 * Explaining comment
 *
 * @ts-ignore */
const multiLine: number = 'value';

/** @ts-ignore */
const block: string = 1;

const isOptionEnabled = (key: string): boolean => {
  // @ts-ignore: if key isn't in globalOptions it'll be undefined which is false
  return !!globalOptions[key];
};
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="✅ Correct">

```ts
// @ts-expect-error
const str: string = 1;

/**
 * Explaining comment
 *
 * @ts-expect-error */
const multiLine: number = 'value';

/** @ts-expect-error */
const block: string = 1;

const isOptionEnabled = (key: string): boolean => {
  // @ts-expect-error: if key isn't in globalOptions it'll be undefined which is false
  return !!globalOptions[key];
};
```

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</Tabs>

## When Not To Use It

If you are compiling against multiple versions of TypeScript and using `@ts-ignore` to ignore version-specific type errors, this rule might get in your way.
You might consider using [ESLint disable comments](https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/configure/rules#using-configuration-comments-1) for those specific situations instead of completely disabling this rule.

## Further Reading

- [Original Implementing PR](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/pull/36014)