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Relevant Package

typescript-estree

Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play/#ts=5.8.2&showAST=es&fileType=.tsx&code=MoFwTglgdg5gdGAhgdwAYB0CuANX3VA&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGYBfEWg&tsconfig=N4KABGBEDGD2C2AHAlgGwKYCcDyiAuysAdgM6QBcYoEEkJemy0eAcgK6qoDCAFutAGsylBm3TgwAXxCSgA&tokens=false

Repro Code

String.raw`\uXXXX`

ESLint Config

module.exports = {
  parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
  rules: {
    "@typescript-eslint/<rule-name>": ["error", ...<options>],
  },
};

tsconfig

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ...
  }
}

Expected Result

TemplateElement.value.cooked should be null.

Actual Result

TemplateElement.value.cooked is "\uXXXX".

Additional Info

No response

Versions

| @typescript-eslint/typescript-estree | 8.35.0 |