Exported element should have a comment

Reports exported declarations without a documentation comment. According to Doc Comments at github.com/golang, all top-level exported names should have doc comments.

Also, for more information about comment sentences, refer to Comment Sentences at github.com/golang.

To add a comment, you can apply the Add comment quick-fix.

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GoExportedElementShouldHaveComment

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Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	GoLand 2024.3, Qodana for Go 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	Go, 243.23131

Last modified: 03 December 2024