Chained equality comparisons

Reports chained equality comparisons.

Such comparisons may be confusing: a == b == c means (a == b) == c, but possibly a == b && a == c is intended.

Example:

  boolean chainedEquality(boolean a, boolean b, boolean c) {
    return a == b == c;
  }

You can use parentheses to make the comparison less confusing:

  boolean chainedEquality(boolean a, boolean b, boolean c) {
    return (a == b) == c;
  }

Locating this inspection

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Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

ChainedEquality

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Last modified: 18 June 2024