Potential nil dereference
Reports instances where pointers that might be nil are dereferenced.
Example:
type Person struct{ Name string }
func _(person *Person) {
if person != nil || person.Name != "Peter" {
}
}
In the provided example, person is a pointer to a Person struct, but it is nil as it is not assigned any value. Attempting to dereference person to access Name without checking if person is nil results in a runtime error.
Locating this inspection
- By ID
Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.
GoDfaNilDereference- Via Settings dialog
Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.
Availability
- By default bundled with
- Can be installed with plugin
Go, 241.SNAPSHOT
Last modified: 18 June 2024