Pointless boolean expression

Reports pointless or pointlessly complicated boolean expressions.

Such expressions include conjunction with true, disjunction with false, equality comparison with a boolean literal, or negation of a boolean literal. Such expressions may be the result of automated refactorings not completely followed through to completion, and in any case are unlikely to be what the developer intended to do.

Example:

if (someBool && true) {}

After the quick-fix is applied:

if (someBool) {}

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.

GroovyPointlessBoolean

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 | Potentially confusing code constructs

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