Early loop exit in 'if' condition

Reports loops with an if statement that can end with break without changing the semantics. This prevents redundant loop iterations.

Example:

  boolean found = false;
  for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    if (Objects.equals(value, arr[i])) {
      found = true;
    }
  }

After the quick-fix is applied:

  boolean found = false;
  for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    if (Objects.equals(value, arr[i])) {
      found = true;
      break;
    }
  }

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.

IfStatementMissingBreakInLoop

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.

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New in 2019.2

Last modified: 18 June 2024