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'substring' call should be replaced with indexing operator

Reports calls like "abc".substring(0, 1) that can be replaced with "abc"[0].

Obtaining the element by index makes your code simpler.

The quick-fix replaces the substring call with the indexing operator.

Example:

fun foo() { "abc".substring(0, 1) }

After the quick-fix is applied:

fun foo() { "abc"[0] }

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.

ReplaceSubstringWithIndexingOperation
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.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Kotlin | Style issues

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2, Qodana for JVM 2024.2,

Can be installed with plugin:

Kotlin, 242.22892-IJ

Last modified: 11 September 2024