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prefer-correct-type-name

added in: 1.0.0 style

Rule checks that the type name should only contain alphanumeric characters, start with an uppercase character and span between min-length and max-length characters in length.

Config​

Set min-length (default is 3) to configure the minimum type name length.

Set max-length (default is 40) to configure the maximum type name length.

Set excluded (default is none) to ignore specific type names.

dart_code_linter:
  ...
  rules:
    ...
    - prefer-correct-type-name:
        excluded: [ 'exampleExclude' ]
        min-length: 3
        max-length: 40

Example​

Bad:​

class example { // not capitalized
  //...
}
class ex { // length equals 2
  //...
}
class multiplatformConfigurationPointWithExtras { // length equals 41
  //...
}

Good:​

class Example { // length equals 7
  //...
}

class _Example { // length equals 7
  //...
}