extension_type_representation_depends_on_itself

The extension type representation can't depend on itself.

The analyzer produces this diagnostic when an extension type has a representation type that depends on the extension type itself, either directly or indirectly.

The following code produces this diagnostic because the representation type of the extension type A depends on A directly:

extension type A(A a) {}

The following two code examples produce this diagnostic because the representation type of the extension type A depends on A indirectly through the extension type B:

extension type A(B b) {}

extension type B(A a) {}

extension type A(List<B> b) {}

extension type B(List<A> a) {}

Remove the dependency by choosing a different representation type for at least one of the types in the cycle:

extension type A(String s) {}

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