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Block used instead of method reference

Reports blocks that can be replaced with method references.

In some situations, the substitution may be semantically different. It is recommended to check the code behavior after applying this inspection.

Use the Ignore &method(…) references checkbox to ignore static method replacements.

Inspired by 'Ruby Style Guide'

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

RubyBlockToMethodReference
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Ruby | Code style issues

Inspection ID: RubyBlockToMethodReference

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Block used instead of method reference inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore &method(…) references

Option ID:

myIgnoreMethodReferences

Default value:

Not selected

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection RubyBlockToMethodReference

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

Qodana for Ruby 2025.2, RubyMine 2025.2,

Last modified: 18 September 2025