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selector-attribute-operator-space-before ​

Require a single space or disallow whitespace before operators within attribute selectors.

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[target =_blank]
/**     ↑
 * The space before operator */

The fix option can automatically fix all of the problems reported by this rule.

Options ​

string: "always"|"never"

"always" ​

There must always be a single space before the operator.

The following patterns are considered problems:

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[target=_blank] {}
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[target= _blank] {}
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[target='_blank'] {}
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[target="_blank"] {}
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[target= '_blank'] {}
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[target= "_blank"] {}

The following patterns are not considered problems:

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[target] {}
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[target =_blank] {}
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[target ='_blank'] {}
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[target ="_blank"] {}
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[target = _blank] {}
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[target = '_blank'] {}
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[target = "_blank"] {}

"never" ​

There must never be a single space before the operator.

The following patterns are considered problems:

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[target =_blank] {}
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[target = _blank] {}
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[target ='_blank'] {}
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[target ="_blank"] {}
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[target = '_blank'] {}
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[target = "_blank"] {}

The following patterns are not considered problems:

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[target] {}
css
[target=_blank] {}
css
[target='_blank'] {}
css
[target="_blank"] {}
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[target= _blank] {}
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[target= '_blank'] {}
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[target= "_blank"] {}

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