Chef/RedundantCode/StringPropertyWithNilDefault

The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/RedundantCode

Enabled by default	Supports autocorrection	Target Chef Version
Enabled	Yes	All Versions

Properties have a nil value by default so there is no need to set the default value to nil.

Examples

property :config_file, String, default: nil
property :config_file, [String, NilClass], default: nil

property :config_file, String
property :config_file, [String, NilClass]

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	5.21.0	String
Include	`*/resources/.rb` `*/libraries/.rb`	Array

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