no_ literal_ bool_ comparisons
Don't compare boolean expressions to boolean literals.
Details
#From Effective Dart:
DON'T use true
or false
in equality operations.
This lint applies only if the expression is of a non-nullable bool
type.
BAD:
if (someBool == true) {
print('true!');
}
while (someBool == false) {
print('still false!');
}
GOOD:
if (someBool) {
print('true!');
}
while (!someBool) {
print('still false!');
}
Enable
#
To enable the
no_literal_bool_comparisons
rule, add
no_literal_bool_comparisons
under
linter > rules
in your
analysis_options.yaml
file:
linter:
rules:
- no_literal_bool_comparisons
If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules,
add
no_literal_bool_comparisons: true
under
linter > rules:
linter:
rules:
no_literal_bool_comparisons: true
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