avoid-bitwise-operators-with-booleans

v1.30.0

warning

effort: 2m

configurable

teams+

Warns when a bitwise operator (& or |) is used with a boolean expression.

⚙️ Config

Set ignore-assignments (default is true) to ignore bitwise operators usage in assignments.

analysis_options.yaml

dart_code_metrics:
  rules:
    - avoid-bitwise-operators-with-booleans:
        ignore-assignments: true

Example

❌ Bad:

void fn() {
  var x = true;

  // LINT: Avoid bitwise operators with boolean expression. Try using a logical operator instead.
  if (x & false) {
    // ...
  }

  // LINT: Avoid bitwise operators with boolean expression. Try using a logical operator instead.
  if (x | false) {
    // ...
  }
}

✅ Good:

void fn() {
  var x = true;

  if (x && false) {
    // ...
  }

  if (x || false) {
    // ...
  }
}

Related Rules

• avoid-nested-assignments
• avoid-conditions-with-boolean-literals
• no-boolean-literal-compare