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Prefer correct identifier length

Configurable

Rule id

prefer-correct-identifier-length

Description

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:
    ...
    exceptions: [ 'z' ]
    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