Class FinalParametersCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable

public class FinalParametersCheck extends AbstractCheck
Checks that parameters for methods, constructors, catch and for-each blocks are final. Interface, abstract, and native methods are not checked: the final keyword does not make sense for interface, abstract, and native method parameters as there is no code that could modify the parameter.

Rationale: Changing the value of parameters during the execution of the method's algorithm can be confusing and should be avoided. A great way to let the Java compiler prevent this coding style is to declare parameters final.

  • Property ignorePrimitiveTypes - Ignore primitive types as parameters. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
  • Property ignoreUnnamedParameters - Ignore unnamed parameters. Type is boolean. Default value is true.
  • Property tokens - tokens to check Type is java.lang.String[]. Validation type is tokenSet. Default value is: METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF.

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • final.parameter
Since:
3.0
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • setIgnorePrimitiveTypes

      public void setIgnorePrimitiveTypes(boolean ignorePrimitiveTypes)
      Setter to ignore primitive types as parameters.
      Parameters:
      ignorePrimitiveTypes - true or false.
      Since:
      6.2
    • setIgnoreUnnamedParameters

      public void setIgnoreUnnamedParameters(boolean ignoreUnnamedParameters)
      Setter to ignore unnamed parameters.
      Parameters:
      ignoreUnnamedParameters - true or false.
      Since:
      10.18.0
    • getDefaultTokens

      public int[] getDefaultTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Returns the default token a check is interested in. Only used if the configuration for a check does not define the tokens.
      Specified by:
      getDefaultTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the default tokens
      See Also:
    • getAcceptableTokens

      public int[] getAcceptableTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      The configurable token set. Used to protect Checks against malicious users who specify an unacceptable token set in the configuration file. The default implementation returns the check's default tokens.
      Specified by:
      getAcceptableTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the token set this check is designed for.
      See Also:
    • getRequiredTokens

      public int[] getRequiredTokens()
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      The tokens that this check must be registered for.
      Specified by:
      getRequiredTokens in class AbstractCheck
      Returns:
      the token set this must be registered for.
      See Also:
    • visitToken

      public void visitToken(DetailAST ast)
      Description copied from class: AbstractCheck
      Called to process a token.
      Overrides:
      visitToken in class AbstractCheck
      Parameters:
      ast - the token to process
    • visitMethod

      private void visitMethod(DetailAST method)
      Checks parameters of the method or ctor.
      Parameters:
      method - method or ctor to check.
    • visitCatch

      private void visitCatch(DetailAST catchClause)
      Checks parameter of the catch block.
      Parameters:
      catchClause - catch block to check.
    • visitForEachClause

      private void visitForEachClause(DetailAST forEachClause)
      Checks parameter of the for each clause.
      Parameters:
      forEachClause - for each clause to check.
    • checkParam

      private void checkParam(DetailAST param)
      Checks if the given parameter is final.
      Parameters:
      param - parameter to check.
    • isIgnoredPrimitiveParam

      private boolean isIgnoredPrimitiveParam(DetailAST paramDef)
      Checks for skip current param due to ignorePrimitiveTypes option.
      Parameters:
      paramDef - PARAMETER_DEF
      Returns:
      true if param has to be skipped.
    • isIgnoredUnnamedParam

      private boolean isIgnoredUnnamedParam(DetailAST paramDef)
      Checks for skip current param due to ignoreUnnamedParameters option.
      Parameters:
      paramDef - parameter to check
      Returns:
      true if the parameter should be skipped due to the ignoreUnnamedParameters option.