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Code Inspection: Pointless statement or boolean expression

Reports a pointless or pointlessly complicated boolean expression or statement.

Example:

let a = !(false && x); let b = false || x;

After the quick fix is applied the result looks like:

let a = true; let b = x;

Suppress an inspection in the editor

  1. Position the caret at the highlighted line and press Alt+Enter or click the Intention action icon.

  2. Click the arrow next to the inspection you want to suppress and select the necessary suppress action.

Last modified: 13 May 2022