unnecessary_ null_ assert_ pattern
The null-assert pattern will have no effect because the matched type isn't nullable.
Description
#The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a null-assert pattern is used to match a value that isn't nullable.
Example
#
The following code produces this diagnostic because the variable
x
isn't
nullable:
void f(int x) {
if (x case var a! when a > 0) {}
}
Common fixes
#Remove the null-assert pattern:
void f(int x) {
if (x case var a when a > 0) {}
}
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