Assignment can be replaced with operator assignment
Reports assignment operations which can be replaced by operator-assignment.
Code using operator assignment is shorter and may be clearer.
Example:
After the quick fix is applied:
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.
ReplaceAssignmentWithOperatorAssignment- 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.
Use the Ignore conditional operators option to ignore && and ||. Replacing conditional operators with operator assignment would change the evaluation from lazy to eager, which may change the semantics of the expression.
Use the Ignore obscure operators option to ignore ^ and %, which are less known.
Inspection options
Here you can find the description of settings available for the Assignment can be replaced with operator assignment inspection, and the reference of their default values.
- Ignore conditional operators
Default: Selected
- Ignore the obscure ^ and % operators
Not selected
Availability
- By default bundled with
- Can be installed with plugin
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