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jsx-a11y/prefer-tag-over-role Correctness

What it does

Enforces using semantic HTML tags over role attribute.

Why is this bad?

Using semantic HTML tags can improve accessibility and readability of the code.

Examples

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

<div role="button" />

Examples of correct code for this rule:

<button />

How to use

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

Config (.oxlintrc.json)

{
  "plugins": ["jsx-a11y"],
  "rules": {
    "jsx-a11y/prefer-tag-over-role": "error"
  }
}

Config (oxlint.config.ts)

import { defineConfig } from "oxlint";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: ["jsx-a11y"],
  rules: {
    "jsx-a11y/prefer-tag-over-role": "error",
  },
});

CLI

oxlint --deny jsx-a11y/prefer-tag-over-role --jsx-a11y-plugin

Version

This rule was added in v0.1.1.

References

• Rule Source
• Upstream rule docs
• Open rule in Oxc Playground