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avoid-self-assignment

added in: 1.1.0
warning
🛠

Warns when a variable or a class instance field / property is assigned to itself.

Example​

❌ Bad:

class SomeClass {
  String someString = '123';

  void update(String newValue) {
    someString = someString; // LINT
  }
}

✅ Good:

class SomeClass {
  String someString = '123';

  void update(String newValue) {
    someString = newValue;
  }
}