unnecessary_string_escapes
Remove unnecessary backslashes in strings.
Details
#Remove unnecessary backslashes in strings.
BAD:
dart
'this string contains 2 \"double quotes\" ';
"this string contains 2 \'single quotes\' ";
GOOD:
dart
'this string contains 2 "double quotes" ';
"this string contains 2 'single quotes' ";
Enable
#To enable the unnecessary_string_escapes
rule, add unnecessary_string_escapes
under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml
file:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
- unnecessary_string_escapes
If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules, add unnecessary_string_escapes: true
under linter > rules:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
unnecessary_string_escapes: true
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