Class ParameterNumberCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable

public class ParameterNumberCheck extends AbstractCheck
Checks the number of parameters of a method or constructor.
  • Property ignoreAnnotatedBy - Ignore methods and constructors annotated with the specified annotation(s). Type is java.lang.String[]. Default value is "".
  • Property ignoreOverriddenMethods - Ignore number of parameters for methods with @Override annotation. Type is boolean. Default value is false.
  • Property max - Specify the maximum number of parameters allowed. Type is int. Default value is 7.
  • Property tokens - tokens to check Type is java.lang.String[]. Validation type is tokenSet. Default value is: METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF.

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • maxParam
Since:
3.0
  • 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:
    • DEFAULT_MAX_PARAMETERS

      private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_PARAMETERS
      Default maximum number of allowed parameters.
      See Also:
    • max

      private int max
      Specify the maximum number of parameters allowed.
    • ignoreOverriddenMethods

      private boolean ignoreOverriddenMethods
      Ignore number of parameters for methods with @Override annotation.
    • ignoreAnnotatedBy

      Ignore methods and constructors annotated with the specified annotation(s).
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • setMax

      public void setMax(int max)
      Setter to specify the maximum number of parameters allowed.
      Parameters:
      max - the max allowed parameters
      Since:
      3.0
    • setIgnoreOverriddenMethods

      public void setIgnoreOverriddenMethods(boolean ignoreOverriddenMethods)
      Setter to ignore number of parameters for methods with @Override annotation.
      Parameters:
      ignoreOverriddenMethods - set ignore overridden methods
      Since:
      6.2
    • setIgnoreAnnotatedBy

      public void setIgnoreAnnotatedBy(String... annotationNames)
      Setter to ignore methods and constructors annotated with the specified annotation(s).
      Parameters:
      annotationNames - specified annotation(s)
      Since:
      10.15.0
    • 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.
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    • 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
    • shouldIgnoreNumberOfParameters

      Determine whether to ignore number of parameters.
      Parameters:
      ast - the token to process
      Returns:
      true if number of parameters should be ignored.
    • isIgnoredOverriddenMethod

      private boolean isIgnoredOverriddenMethod(DetailAST ast)
      Checks if method is overridden and should be ignored.
      Parameters:
      ast - method definition to check
      Returns:
      true if method is overridden and should be ignored.
    • isAnnotatedByIgnoredAnnotations

      Checks if method or constructor is annotated by ignored annotation(s).
      Parameters:
      ast - method or constructor definition to check
      Returns:
      true if annotated by ignored annotation(s).