Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.javadoc

Class InvalidJavadocPositionCheck

java.lang.Object

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.AbstractAutomaticBean

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck

com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.javadoc.InvalidJavadocPositionCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Contextualizable

public class InvalidJavadocPositionCheck
extends AbstractCheck

Checks that Javadocs are located at the correct position. As specified at Documentation Comment Specification for the Standard Doclet, Javadocs are recognized only when placed immediately before module, package, class, interface, constructor, method, or field declarations. Any other position, like in the body of a method, will be ignored by the javadoc tool and is considered invalid by this check.

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

• invalid.position

Since:

8.23

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.AbstractAutomaticBean

AbstractAutomaticBean.OutputStreamOptions

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	MSG_KEY	A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InvalidJavadocPositionCheck()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int[]	getAcceptableTokens()	The configurable token set.
int[]	getDefaultTokens()	Returns the default token a check is interested in.
int[]	getRequiredTokens()	The tokens that this check must be registered for.
boolean	isCommentNodesRequired()	Whether comment nodes are required or not.
void	visitToken(DetailAST ast)	Called to process a token.

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck

beginTree, clearViolations, destroy, finishTree, getFileContents, getFilePath, getLine, getLineCodePoints, getLines, getTabWidth, getTokenNames, getViolations, init, leaveToken, log, log, log, setFileContents, setTabWidth, setTokens

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter

finishLocalSetup, getCustomMessages, getId, getMessageBundle, getSeverity, getSeverityLevel, setId, setSeverity

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.AbstractAutomaticBean

configure, contextualize, getConfiguration, setupChild

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

MSG_KEY

public static final String MSG_KEY

A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties" file.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

InvalidJavadocPositionCheck

public InvalidJavadocPositionCheck()

Method Details

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:

• TokenTypes

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:

• TokenTypes

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:

• TokenTypes

isCommentNodesRequired

public boolean isCommentNodesRequired()

Description copied from class: AbstractCheck

Whether comment nodes are required or not.

Overrides:

isCommentNodesRequired in class AbstractCheck

Returns:

false as a default value.

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