Class MissingOverrideCheck

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, Contextualizable

    public final class MissingOverrideCheck
    extends AbstractCheck

    This class is used to verify that the Override annotation is present when the inheritDoc javadoc tag is present.

    Rationale: The Override annotation helps compiler tools ensure that an override is actually occurring. It is quite easy to accidentally overload a method or hide a static method and using the Override annotation points out these problems.

    This check will log a violation if using the inheritDoc tag on a method that is not valid (ex: private, or static method).

    There is a slight difference between the Override annotation in Java 5 versus Java 6 and above. In Java 5, any method overridden from an interface cannot be annotated with Override. In Java 6 this behavior is allowed.

    As a result of the aforementioned difference between Java 5 and Java 6, a property called javaFiveCompatibility is available. This property will only check classes, interfaces, etc. that do not contain the extends or implements keyword or are not anonymous classes. This means it only checks methods overridden from java.lang.Object Java 5 Compatibility mode severely limits this check. It is recommended to only use it on Java 5 source

     <module name="MissingOverride">
        <property name="javaFiveCompatibility"
            value="true"/>
     </module>
     
    Author:
    Travis Schneeberger
    • Method Detail

      • setJavaFiveCompatibility

        public void setJavaFiveCompatibility​(boolean compatibility)
        Sets Java 5 compatibility mode.

        In Java 5, this check could flag code that is not valid for the Override annotation even though it is a proper override. See the class documentation for more information.

        Set this to true to turn on Java 5 compatibility mode. Set this to false to turn off Java 5 compatibility mode.

        Parameters:
        compatibility - compatibility or not
      • 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