Unsound type guard check
Reports a typeof
or instanceof
unsound type guard check. The typeof x
type guard can be unsound in one of the following two cases:
typeof x
never corresponds to the specified value (for example,typeof x === 'number'
whenx
is of the type 'string | boolean')typeof x
always corresponds to the specified value (for example,typeof x === 'string'
whenx
is of the type 'string')
The x instanceof A
type guard can be unsound in one of the following two cases:
The type of
x
is not related toA
The type of
x
isA
or a subtype ofA
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.
SuspiciousTypeOfGuard- 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.
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By default bundled with: | CLion 2024.3, GoLand 2024.3, IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, JetBrains Rider 2024.3, PhpStorm 2024.3, PyCharm 2024.3, Qodana for .NET 2024.3, Qodana for Go 2024.3, Qodana for JS 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3, Qodana for PHP 2024.3, Qodana for Ruby 2024.3, RubyMine 2024.3, WebStorm 2024.3 |
Can be installed with plugin: | JavaScript and TypeScript, 243.23139 |