False positives in Java code

[Rodrigo Ruiz]

Hi,

First things first, thanks for this tool. It is a great work.

Now, I think I have found two false positives in the generated reports for my code:

First:

I am getting the following result in several interfaces:

STANDARD: Class Contains Public Variable: ModelException

In java, fields declared in an interface are always static and final, so this warning should not apply, even if they are not explicitly declared to be so.

Second:

Another result that I assume should not appear, is the following one:

LOW: Operation on Primitive Data Type
The code appears to be carrying out a mathematical operation on...
Line XXX: ...

For non-mathematical operations, and also for some inherently bounded ones. Some examples would be:

private static final long serialVersionUID = -3438008780609201699L;
log.error ("Error analysing item " + i);
for (int i = 0; i < totalServices; i++) {

[N1ckDunn]

Thanks for the information Rodrigo. I'm currently working on bug-fixes and new features so I'll take a look at this.

Nick