definitely_ unassigned_ late_ local_ variable
The late local variable '{0}' is definitely unassigned at this point.
Description
#
The analyzer produces this diagnostic when
definite assignment
analysis
shows that a local variable that's marked as
late
is read before being
assigned.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because
x
wasn't assigned a
value before being read:
void f(bool b) {
late int x;
print(x);
}
Common fixes
#Assign a value to the variable before reading from it:
void f(bool b) {
late int x;
x = b ? 1 : 0;
print(x);
}
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