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Sourcery rule id: remove-unreachable-code

Section titled “Sourcery rule id: remove-unreachable-code”

Description

Section titled “Description”

Remove unreachable code.

Before

Section titled “Before”
if (true) {
  return;
  do_something();
}

After

Section titled “After”
if (true) {
  return;
}

Explanation

Section titled “Explanation”

Statements after a return, break, continue or throw will never be executed. Leaving them in the code confuses the reader, who may believe that these statements have some effect. They should therefore be removed.