sdk_ version_ is_ expression_ in_ const_ context
The use of an is expression in a constant context wasn't supported until version 2.3.2, but this code is required to be able to run on earlier versions.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when an
is
expression inside a
constant context
is found in code that has an SDK constraint whose
lower bound is less than 2.3.2. Using an
is
expression in a
constant context
wasn't supported in earlier versions, so this code
won't be able to run against earlier versions of the SDK.
Example
#Here's an example of a pubspec that defines an SDK constraint with a lower bound of less than 2.3.2:
environment:
sdk: '>=2.1.0 <2.4.0'
In the package that has that pubspec, code like the following produces this diagnostic:
const Object x = 4;
const y = x is int ? 0 : 1;
Common fixes
#If you don't need to support older versions of the SDK, then you can increase the SDK constraint to allow the expression to be used:
environment:
sdk: '>=2.3.2 <2.4.0'
If you need to support older versions of the SDK, then either rewrite the
code to not use the
is
operator, or, if that isn't possible, change the
code so that the
is
expression isn't in a
constant context:
const Object x = 4;
var y = x is int ? 0 : 1;
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