no-implicit-any-catch.md

description
Disallow usage of the implicit `any` type in catch clauses.

🛑 This file is source code, not the primary documentation location! 🛑

See https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/no-implicit-any-catch for documentation.

:::danger Deprecated

This rule has been deprecated as TypeScript versions >=4 includes a useUnknownInCatchVariables compiler option with the same check. :::

TypeScript 4.0 added support for adding an explicit any or unknown type annotation on a catch clause variable.

By default, TypeScript will type a catch clause variable as any, so explicitly annotating it as unknown can add a lot of safety to your codebase.

The noImplicitAny flag in TypeScript does not cover this for backwards compatibility reasons, however you can use useUnknownInCatchVariables (part of strict) instead of this rule.

DEPRECATED

Examples

This rule requires an explicit type to be declared on a catch clause variable.

❌ Incorrect

try {
  // ...
} catch (e) {
  // ...
}

✅ Correct

try {
  // ...
} catch (e: unknown) {
  // ...
}

Options

allowExplicitAny

The follow is is not considered a warning with { allowExplicitAny: true }

try {
  // ...
} catch (e: any) {
  // ...
}

When Not To Use It

If you are not using TypeScript 4.0 (or greater), then you will not be able to use this rule, annotations on catch clauses is not supported.

Further Reading

• TypeScript 4.0 Release Notes