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unnecessary_raw_strings

Learn about the unnecessary_raw_strings linter rule.

Stable
Fix available

Unnecessary raw string.

Details

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Use raw string only when needed.

BAD:

dart
var s1 = r'a'; 

GOOD:

dart
var s1 = 'a'; var s2 = r'$a'; var s3 = r'\a'; 

Enable

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

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  - unnecessary_raw_strings 

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

analysis_options.yaml
yaml
linter:  rules:  unnecessary_raw_strings: true