Replace var % 1 by 0

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Metadata

ID: go-best-practices/mod-one-always-zero

Language: Go

Severity: Info

Category: Best Practices

Description

A modulus operation % with a constant value (1) on the variable foo and then checks if the result is equal to 0. Writing myVariable % 1 is equivalent to writing 0.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

func main() {
    v := foo % 1
}

Compliant Code Examples

func main() {
    v := foo % 2
}

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - go-best-practices     # Rules to enforce Go best practices.

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