prefer_if_null_operators
Prefer using ??
operators.
Details
#PREFER using ??
operators instead of null
checks and conditional expressions.
BAD:
dart
v = a == null ? b : a;
GOOD:
dart
v = a ?? b;
Enable
#To enable the prefer_if_null_operators
rule, add prefer_if_null_operators
under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml
file:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
- prefer_if_null_operators
If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules, add prefer_if_null_operators: true
under linter > rules:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
prefer_if_null_operators: true
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