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avoid-unconditional-break

added in: 1.9.0
preset: recommended

Warns when a break, continue, return or throw are used unconditionally in a for loop.

Example

❌ Bad:

void main() {
final list = <int>[];

for (final item in list) {
continue; // LINT
}

for (final item in list) {
break; // LINT
}

for (final item in list) {
return; // LINT
}

for (final item in list) {
throw ''; // LINT
}
}

✅ Good:

void main() {
final list = <int>[];

for (final item in list) {
if (someCondition) {
continue;
}
}

for (final item in list) {
if (someCondition) {
break;
}
}

for (final item in list) {
if (someCondition) {
return;
}
}

for (final item in list) {
if (someCondition) {
throw '';
}
}
}