Unused exported function

Reports unused exported functions.

In Go, a function is exported if it begins with a capital letter. Names of exported functions that were defined but never used are grayed out.

// Unused exported function
func ExportedUnusedFunc()  {

}

func main() {
 fmt.Println("Hello")
}

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.

GoUnusedExportedFunction

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 | Go | Declaration redundancy

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