Unreachable code
Reports unreachable code that will never be executed in any control flow and can be safely removed.
Example:
def largest_number(x, y)
if x > y
return x
else
return y
end
puts 'The largest number is ' + x #unreachable code
end
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.
RubyDeadCode- 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.
Inspection ID: RubyDeadCode
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 RubyDeadCode
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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Last modified: 18 September 2025