cast_ from_ null_ always_ fails
This cast always throws an exception because the expression always evaluates to 'null'.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when an expression whose type is
Null
is being cast to a non-nullable type.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because
n
is known to always
be
null
, but it's being cast to a non-nullable type:
void f(Null n) {
n as int;
}
Common fixes
#Remove the unnecessary cast:
void f(Null n) {
n;
}
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