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'char' expression used in arithmetic context

Reports expressions of the char type used in addition or subtraction expressions.

Such code is not necessarily an issue but may result in bugs (for example, if a string is expected).

Example: int a = 'a' + 42;

After the quick-fix is applied: int a = (int) 'a' + 42;

For the String context:

int i1 = 1; int i2 = 2; System.out.println(i2 + '-' + i1 + " = " + (i2 - i1));

After the quick-fix is applied:

System.out.println(i2 + "-" + i1 + " = " + (i2 - i1));

Inspection Details

Available in:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3

Plugin:

Java, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023