unnecessary_this
Don't access members with this
unless avoiding shadowing.
Details
#From Effective Dart:
DON'T use this
when not needed to avoid shadowing.
BAD:
dart
class Box {
int value;
void update(int newValue) {
this.value = newValue;
}
}
GOOD:
dart
class Box {
int value;
void update(int newValue) {
value = newValue;
}
}
GOOD:
dart
class Box {
int value;
void update(int value) {
this.value = value;
}
}
Enable
#To enable the unnecessary_this
rule, add unnecessary_this
under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml
file:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
- unnecessary_this
If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules, add unnecessary_this: true
under linter > rules:
analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:
rules:
unnecessary_this: true
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