Class AnonInnerLengthCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable

public class AnonInnerLengthCheck extends AbstractCheck
Checks for long anonymous inner classes.

Rationale: If an anonymous inner class becomes very long it is hard to understand and to see the flow of the method where the class is defined. Therefore, long anonymous inner classes should usually be refactored into a named inner class. See also Bloch, Effective Java, p. 93.

  • Property max - Specify the maximum number of lines allowed. Type is int. Default value is 20.

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • maxLen.anonInner
Since:
3.2
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

  • 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:
    • 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
    • setMax

      public void setMax(int length)
      Setter to specify the maximum number of lines allowed.
      Parameters:
      length - the maximum length of an anonymous inner class.
      Since:
      3.2