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dart recursive_getter info warning

Insert in the dart pad

void main() {
  print(Foo().bar);
}

class Foo {
  bool get bar => bar;
}

and you will get the warning The getter 'bar' recursively returns itself. Try changing the value being returned. (From the recursive_getters lint)

I'm wondering why this is only a INFO-level linter warning. Can someone explain?

Solution

  • I think I figured it out myself. Insert

    void main() {
  print(Fu().gazi);
}


class Fu {
  int bla = 1;
  bool get gazi {
    if(bla < 10) {
      bla++;
      return gazi;
    }
    return false;
  }
}

    and you get the same linter warning. The difference being: The example from the question runs into a runtime error, the example here does not - it's probably not what getters are for (you'd use a function for this), but it works. And thus anything more than an INFO-level warning might be seen as exaggerated here.