What is the Difference between lines of code and Lines to cover

[Colin]

Clarify the difference between lines of code and lines to cover

Hey there. Another way of saying “Lines to Cover” is “Executable Lines” or “Lines that can be covered by unit tests” Consider a Java example: package org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom; import javax.annotation.Nullable; Surely these are Lines of Code, but they can’t be covered by unit tests While some logic like this can (and should) be covered by Unit Tests. if (answer == null) { return NO_ANNOTATIONS; } The latter sample falls under “lines to cover” (well, the first two lines, not the closing …