accessorThisRecursion

Reports recursive access to this within getters and setters.

✅ This rule is included in the ts logical and logicalStrict presets.

Accessing this.propertyName inside a getter or setter for propertyName triggers that same accessor again, causing infinite recursion and a stack overflow error at runtime.

class 
class Example
Example {
  get 
Example.name: any
name() {
    return this.
Example.name: any
name;
  }

  set 
Example.value: number
value(
newValue: number
newValue: number) {
    this.
Example.value: number
value = 
newValue: number
newValue;
  }
}

const 
const obj: {
    readonly count: any;
}
obj = {
  get 
count: any
count() {
    return this.
count: any
count;
  },
};

class 
class Example
Example {
  private 
Example._name: string
_name: string = "";
  private 
Example._value: number
_value: number = 0;

  get 
Example.name: string
name() {
    return this.
Example._name: string
_name;
  }

  set 
Example.value: number
value(
newValue: number
newValue: number) {
    this.
Example._value: number
_value = 
newValue: number
newValue;
  }
}

const 
const obj: {
    _count: number;
    readonly count: number;
}
obj = {
  
_count: number
_count: 0,
  get 
count: number
count() {
    return this.
_count: number
_count;
  },
};

Options

This rule is not configurable.

When Not To Use It

There’s no reason to disable this rule, as recursive accessor access always causes a runtime error.

Equivalents in Other Linters

ESLint: unicorn/no-accessor-recursion
Oxlint: unicorn/no-accessor-recursion

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accessorThisRecursion

Examples

Options

When Not To Use It

Further Reading

Equivalents in Other Linters