Examples of errors detected by the V6012 diagnostic

V6012. The '?:' operator, regardless of its conditional expression, always returns one and the same value.

XMage

V6012 The '?:' operator, regardless of its conditional expression, always returns one and the same value 'table.getCreateTime()'. TableManager.java(418), TableManager.java(418)

private void checkTableHealthState() {
  ....
  logger.debug(.... + formatter.format(table.getStartTime() == null
                                        ? table.getCreateTime()
                                        : table.getCreateTime()) + ....);
  ....
}

ELKI

V6012 The '?:' operator, regardless of its conditional expression, always returns one and the same value '0.5'. ClusterHullVisualization.java(173), ClusterHullVisualization.java(173)

public void fullRedraw() {
    ....
    boolean flat = (clusters.size() == topc.size());
    // Heuristic value for transparency:
    double baseopacity = flat ? 0.5 : 0.5;
    ....
}

WorldWind Java

V6012 The '?:' operator, regardless of its conditional expression, always returns one and the same value 'sector.getDeltaLonRadians()'. GazetteerPanel.java 328

....
if (altitude == null || altitude == 0)
{
  double t = sector.getDeltaLonRadians() >
             sector.getDeltaLonRadians() ?
             sector.getDeltaLonRadians() :
             sector.getDeltaLonRadians();     <=
  ....
}
....