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recursive_getters

Learn about the recursive_getters linter rule.

Stable
Recommended

Property getter recursively returns itself.

Details

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DON'T create recursive getters.

Recursive getters are getters which return themselves as a value. This is usually a typo.

BAD:

dart
int get field => field; // LINT 

BAD:

dart
int get otherField {  return otherField; // LINT } 

GOOD:

dart
int get field => _field; 

Enable

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

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  - recursive_getters 

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

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  recursive_getters: true