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SyntaxError: 'arguments' is not allowed in class field initializer or static initialization block (V8-based) SyntaxError: arguments is not valid in fields (Firefox) SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier 'arguments'. Cannot reference 'arguments' in class field initializer. (Safari)

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What went wrong?

A class field initializer expression or a class static initialization block does not have arguments in its scope. Trying to access it is a syntax error.

This is true even if arguments is bound in a parent scope (such as when the class is nested in a non-arrow function).
A non-arrow function declared within this scope will still bind its own arguments and read it normally.

Examples

js
function makeOne() {
  class C {
    args = { ...arguments }; // SyntaxError: arguments is not valid in fields
  }
  return new C();
}

js
let CArgs;
class C {
  static {
    CArgs = arguments; // SyntaxError: arguments is not valid in fields
  }
}

js
class C {
  args = {};
  constructor() {
    this.args = arguments; // You can use arguments in constructors
  }
  myMethod() {
    this.args = arguments; // You can also use it in methods
  }
}

js
function makeOne() {
  const _arguments = arguments;
  class C {
    args = { ..._arguments }; // Only the identifier is forbidden
  }
  return new C();
}

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