invalid_ use_ of_ covariant_ in_ extension
Details about the 'invalid_use_of_covariant_in_extension' diagnostic produced by the Dart analyzer.
Can't have modifier '{0}' in an extension.
Description
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The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a member declared inside an
extension uses the keyword covariant in the declaration of a parameter.
Extensions aren't classes and don't have subclasses, so the keyword serves
no purpose.
Example
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The following code produces this diagnostic because i is marked as being
covariant:
extension E on String {
void a(covariant int i) {}
}
Common fixes
#Remove the covariant keyword:
extension E on String {
void a(int i) {}
}
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