Loop variable not updated inside loop
Reports any variables and parameters that are used in a loop condition and are not updated inside the loop.
Such variables and parameters are usually used by mistake as they may cause an infinite loop if they are executed.
Example:
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.
LoopConditionNotUpdatedInsideLoop- 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.
Configure the inspection:
Use the Ignore possible non-local changes option to disable this inspection if the condition can be updated indirectly (e.g. via the called method or concurrently from another thread).
Inspection options
Here you can find the description of settings available for the Loop variable not updated inside loop inspection, and the reference of their default values.
- Ignore possible non-local changes
Default value:
Selected
Suppressing Inspection
You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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