cast_ from_ nullable_ always_ fails
                  This cast will always throw an exception because the nullable local variable '{0}' is not assigned.
Description
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                    The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a local variable that has a
                    nullable type hasn't been assigned and is cast to a non-nullable type.
                    Because the variable hasn't been assigned it has the default value of
                    null, causing the cast to throw an exception.
                  
Example
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                    The following code produces this diagnostic because the variable x is
                    cast to a non-nullable type (int) when it's known to have the value
                    null:
                  
void f() {
  num? x;
  x as int;
  print(x);
}
                      
                      
                      
                    Common fixes
#If the variable is expected to have a value before the cast, then add an initializer or an assignment:
void f() {
  num? x = 3;
  x as int;
  print(x);
}
                      
                      
                      
                    If the variable isn't expected to be assigned, then remove the cast:
void f() {
  num? x;
  print(x);
}
                      
                      
                      
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