Unused local variable/parameter

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports local variable or parameter declarations and assignments that are unused.

An unused declaration or assignment can be safely removed.

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.

RubyUnusedLocalVariable
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 | Ruby | Data flow

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

Qodana for Ruby 2024.3, RubyMine 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Ruby, 243.23135