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title: eqeqeq
-layout: doc
rule_type: suggestion
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### allow-null
-**Deprecated:** Instead of using this option use "always" and pass a "null" option property with value "ignore". This will tell ESLint to always enforce strict equality except when comparing with the `null` literal.
+**Deprecated:** Instead of using this option use `"always"` and pass a `"null"` option property with value `"ignore"`. This will tell ESLint to always enforce strict equality except when comparing with the `null` literal.
```js
["error", "always", {"null": "ignore"}]