'if' statement can be replaced with conditional or boolean expression
Reports if statements that can be replaced with conditions using the &&, ||, ==, !=, or ?: operator.
The result is usually shorter, but not always clearer, so it's not advised to apply the fix in every case.
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.
SimplifiableIfStatement- 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 Don't suggest '?:' operator option to disable the warning when the
?:operator is suggested. In this case, only&&,||,==, and!=suggestions will be highlighted. The quick-fix will still be available in the editor.Use the Ignore chained 'if' statements option to disable the warning for
if-elsechains. The quick-fix will still be available in the editor.
New in 2018.2
Inspection options
Here you can find the description of settings available for the 'if' statement can be replaced with conditional or boolean expression inspection, and the reference of their default values.
- Don't suggest '?:' operator
Default value:
Selected- Ignore chained 'if' statements
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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