rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

lint redundant continue in loop

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Description

What it does

suggest replacing if cond { continue } <code> inside a loop with just if !cond { <code> }

Lint Name

?

Category

suspicious, complexity

Advantage

simplify code

Drawbacks

No response

Example
pub fn test(v: Vec<bool>) {
    for i in v {
        if !i {
            continue;
        }
        println!("{}", i);
    }
}

Could be written as:


pub fn test(v: Vec<bool>) {
    for i in v {
        if i {
              println!("{}", i);
            }
       }
}

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Start from the Rust examples in the issue and compare them with existing Clippy lints in the suspicious and complexity categories. No files or tests are named; a complete change would define the lint name and behavior, add the corresponding implementation and tests, and verify the suggested rewrite.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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