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avoid-redundant-else

v1.1.0
style
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has auto-fix
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Checks for else blocks that can be removed without changing semantics.

Example​

❌ Bad:

class SomeClass {
  String someString = '123';

  void withInstance() {
    if (someString == '0') {
      print('Nothing to do');
      return;
    } else {
      // LINT: This 'else' block is redundant.
      //  Try moving all statements from it to the outer block and removing the 'else' block.
      print('Moving on...');
    }
  }
}

✅ Good:

class SomeClass {
  String someString = '123';

  void withInstance() {
    if (someString == '0') {
      print('Nothing to do');
      return;
    }
    // Correct, no longer inside 'else'
    print('Moving on...');
  }
}
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