invalid_use_of_covariant_in_extension
Can't have modifier '{0}' in an extension.
Description
#The analyzer produces this diagnostic when a member declared inside an extension uses the keyword covariant
in the declaration of a parameter. Extensions aren't classes and don't have subclasses, so the keyword serves no purpose.
Example
#The following code produces this diagnostic because i
is marked as being covariant:
dart
extension E on String {
void a(covariant int i) {}
}
Common fixes
#Remove the covariant
keyword:
dart
extension E on String {
void a(int i) {}
}
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