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avoid_print

Learn about the avoid_print linter rule.

Stable
Flutter
Fix available

Avoid print calls in production code.

Details

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DO avoid print calls in production code.

For production code, consider using a logging framework. If you are using Flutter, you can use debugPrint or surround print calls with a check for kDebugMode

BAD:

dart
void f(int x) {  print('debug: $x');  ... } 

GOOD:

dart
void f(int x) {  debugPrint('debug: $x');  ... } 

GOOD:

dart
void f(int x) {  log('log: $x');  ... } 

GOOD:

dart
void f(int x) {  if (kDebugMode) {  print('debug: $x');  }  ... } 

Enable

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To enable the avoid_print rule, add avoid_print under linter > rules in your analysis_options.yaml file:

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  - avoid_print 

If you're instead using the YAML map syntax to configure linter rules, add avoid_print: true under linter > rules:

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  avoid_print: true