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Condition of 'if' expression is constant

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports if expressions that have true or false constant literal condition and can be simplified.

While occasionally intended, this construction is confusing and often the result of a typo or previous refactoring.

Example:

fun example() {
    if (true) {
        throw IllegalStateException("Unexpected state")
    }
}

The quick-fix removes the if condition:

fun example() {
    throw IllegalStateException("Unexpected state")
}

Locating this inspection

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ConstantConditionIf
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Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Kotlin, 243.23126-IJ