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Constant on left side of comparison

Reports a comparison operation with a constant value in the left-hand side. According to coding conventions, constants should be in the right-hand side of comparisons.

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ConstantOnLefSideOfComparisonJS
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Inspection ID: ConstantOnLHSOfComparisonJS

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//noinspection ConstantOnLefSideOfComparisonJS

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Last modified: 03 December 2025