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Input code

var [ ... x ] = [ , ] ;

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Configuration

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Current and expected behavior

x is expected to be an array of length 1 that contains undefined but it is an array with an empty item.

// transpiled code
var x = [,];

result of the input code

$ node
Welcome to Node.js v18.8.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> var [ ... x ] = [ , ] ;
undefined
> x
[ undefined ]

result of the transpiled code

$ node
Welcome to Node.js v18.8.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> var x = [,];
undefined
> x
[ <1 empty item> ]

Environment

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