prefer-correct-identifier-length

added in: 4.5.0

style

⚙️

The rule checks the length of variable names in classes, functions, extensions, mixins, and also checks the value of enum.

The rule can be configured using fields max-identifier-length and min-identifier-length. By default max-identifier-length = 300 and min-identifier-length = 3. You can also add exceptions exceptions.

⚙️ Config example

dart_code_metrics:
  ...
  rules:
    ...
    - prefer-correct-identifier-length:
        exceptions: [ 'a' ]
        max-identifier-length: 30
        min-identifier-length: 4

Example

❌ Bad:

var x = 0; // length equals 1
var multiplatformConfigurationPoint = 0; // length equals 31

✅ Good:

var property = 0; // length equals 8
var multiplatformConfiguration = 0; // length equals 26