KT.SAFE_CAST

Casts should be replaced with safe casts

This rule inspects casts and reports casts which could be replaced with safe casts instead.

Noncompliant Code

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fun numberMagic(number: Number) {
    val i = if (number is Int) number else null
    // ...
}

Compliant Code

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fun numberMagic(number: Number) {
    val i = number as? Int
    // ...
}

External guidance

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