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#1002 False +: FinalFieldCouldBeStatic on inner class

Milestone: PMD-5.0.3

Status: closed

Owner: Andreas Dangel

Labels: pmd (543)

Module: PMD

Priority: 3-Major

Type: Bug

Affects version:

Ruleset / Rule:

Updated: 2013-04-05

Created: 2012-04-12

Creator: Nick Radov

Private: No

See the attached sample file, it triggers a warning on the FinalFieldCouldBeStatic design rule. But this is a false positive because static fields can only be declared in static or top level types. If you make the field static it will cause a compiler error.

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Nick Radov - 2012-04-12

sample code to reproduce bug

FinalFieldCouldBeStaticTest.java

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Andreas Dangel - 2013-03-13

status: open --> in-progress

assigned_to: Tom Copeland --> Andreas Dangel

module: --> PMD

milestone: --> PMD-5.0.3

priority: 5 --> 3-Major

type: --> Bug

affects_version: -->
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Andreas Dangel - 2013-03-14

status: in-progress --> closed
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