Very strange message when analyzing the source code.

int? x;
if (x == null) {
  //
}

The operand can't be null, so the condition is always 'true'.
Remove the condition.dartunnecessary_null_comparison

Yes, the condition is always 'true'.
But the operand can't be anything other than a null.
The operand can't be null is not true.

Or am I somehow perceiving this incorrectly?

Very strange message when analyzing the source code.

int? x;
if (x == null) {
  //
}

The operand can't be null, so the condition is always 'true'.
Remove the condition.dartunnecessary_null_comparison

Yes, the condition is always 'true'.
But the operand can't be anything other than a null.
The operand can't be null is not true.

Or am I somehow perceiving this incorrectly?

• dart
• code-analysis

• Could you mention the Dart version as well? With Dart SDK version: 3.6.2 (stable) I get: The operand must be 'null', so the condition is always 'true'. – Dan R Commented Feb 7 at 11:36

1 Answer 1

This is a known issue with the error message, that hasn't been fixed. It should say something like "is always null" instead of "can't be null" for this kind of case.