prefer_ is_ empty
Details about the 'prefer_is_empty' diagnostic produced by the Dart analyzer.
The comparison is always 'false' because the length is always greater than or equal to 0.
The comparison is always 'true' because the length is always greater than or equal to 0.
Use 'isEmpty' instead of 'length' to test whether the collection is empty.
Use 'isNotEmpty' instead of 'length' to test whether the collection is empty.
Description
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The analyzer produces this diagnostic when the result of invoking either
Iterable.length or Map.length is compared for equality with zero
(0).
Example
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The following code produces this diagnostic because the result of invoking
length is checked for equality with zero:
int f(Iterable<int> p) => p.length == 0 ? 0 : p.first;
Common fixes
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Replace the use of length with a use of either isEmpty or
isNotEmpty:
void f(Iterable<int> p) => p.isEmpty ? 0 : p.first;
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