overridden_fields

Don't override fields.

DON'T override fields.

Overriding fields is almost always done unintentionally. Regardless, it is a bad practice to do so.

BAD:

class Base {
  Object field = 'lorem';
​
  Object something = 'change';
}
​
class Bad1 extends Base {
  @override
  final field = 'ipsum'; // LINT
}
​
class Bad2 extends Base {
  @override
  Object something = 'done'; // LINT
}

GOOD:

class Base {
  Object field = 'lorem';
​
  Object something = 'change';
}
​
class Ok extends Base {
  Object newField; // OK
​
  final Object newFinal = 'ignore'; // OK
}

GOOD:

abstract class BaseLoggingHandler {
  Base transformer;
}
​
class LogPrintHandler implements BaseLoggingHandler {
  @override
  Derived transformer; // OK
}

To enable the overridden_fields rule, add overridden_fields under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml file:

linter:
  rules:
    - overridden_fields

If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules, add overridden_fields: true under linter > rules:

linter:
  rules:
    overridden_fields: true