'for' loop may be replaced by 'while' loop
Reports for loops that contain neither initialization nor update components, and suggests converting them to while loops. This makes the code easier to read.
Example:
After the quick-fix is applied:
The quick-fix is also available for other for loops, so you can replace any for loop with a while loop.
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.
-ForLoopReplaceableByWhile- 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.
Use the Ignore 'infinite' for loops without conditions option if you want to ignore for loops with trivial or non-existent conditions.
Inspection options
Here you can find the description of settings available for the 'for' loop may be replaced by 'while' loop inspection, and the reference of their default values.
- Ignore 'infinite' for loops without conditions
Default value:
Selected
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:
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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