Assignment can be replaced with operator assignment

Reports assignments which can be replaced by an operator assignment.

Example:

a = a + b

After the quick-fix is applied:

a += b

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.

GroovyAssignmentCanBeOperatorAssignment

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 | Groovy | Assignment issues

Configure the inspection:

Use the Ignore conditional operators option to ignore && and || operators.
Use the Ignore obscure operators option to ignore ^ and % operators.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Assignment can be replaced with operator assignment inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore conditional operators: Default: Selected
Ignore obscure operators: Not selected

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	Groovy, 243.26483

01 April 2025