prefer_function_declarations_over_variables
Use a function declaration rather than a variable assignment to bind a function to a name.
Description
#The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a closure is assigned to a local variable and the local variable is not re-assigned anywhere.
Example
#The following code produces this diagnostic because the local variable f
is initialized to be a closure and isn't assigned any other value:
dart
void g() {
var f = (int i) => i * 2;
f(1);
}
Common fixes
#Replace the local variable with a local function:
dart
void g() {
int f(int i) => i * 2;
f(1);
}
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