'HasPrefix' and 'TrimPrefix' can use 'strings.CutPrefix'

Reports code that checks a prefix with strings.HasPrefix and then removes the same prefix with strings.TrimPrefix.

This pattern scans the prefix twice. strings.CutPrefix removes the prefix in one step and returns the updated string and a boolean that reports whether the prefix was present.

Example:

func Strip(s string) (string, bool) {
	if strings.HasPrefix(s, "v") {
		return strings.TrimPrefix(s, "v"), true
	}
	return s, false
}

To fix the code, use the Replace HasPrefix/TrimPrefix with CutPrefix quick-fix.

After the quick-fix is applied:

func Strip(s string) (string, bool) {
	if after, ok := strings.CutPrefix(s, "v"); ok {
		return after, true
	}
	return s, false
}

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

GoFixStringsCutPrefix

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Go | Go fix

Inspection ID: GoFixStringsCutPrefix

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection GoFixStringsCutPrefix

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

GoLand 2026.2

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	GoLand 2026.2, Qodana for Go 2026.2,

Last modified: 30 June 2026