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ConditionalExpressionWithIdenticalBranches

java/java-impl/resources/inspectionDescriptions/ConditionalExpressionWithIdenticalBranches.html

2025.3-rc-2291 B
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Reports conditional expressions with identical then and else branches.

Such expressions almost certainly indicate bugs. The inspection provides a fix that collapses conditional expressions.

Example:

int y = x == 10 ? 4 : 4;

After the quick-fix is applied:

int y = 4;