Ternary expression can be replaced with elvis expression
Reports ternary expressions which can be replaced by an elvis expression.
Example:
def notNull(o, defaultValue) {
o != null ? o : defaultValue
}
def notNull(o, defaultValue) {
o ?: defaultValue
}
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.
GroovyConditionalCanBeElvis- 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.
Inspection ID: GroovyConditionalCanBeElvis
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 GroovyConditionalCanBeElvis
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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Last modified: 04 March 2026