1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // checkstyle: Checks Java source code and other text files for adherence to a set of rules.
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18 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19
20 package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.naming;
21
22 import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.DetailAST;
23 import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
24
25 /**
26 * <div>
27 * Checks that {@code catch} parameter names conform to a specified pattern.
28 * </div>
29 *
30 * <p>
31 * Default pattern has the following characteristic:
32 * </p>
33 * <ul>
34 * <li>allows names beginning with two lowercase letters followed by at least one uppercase or
35 * lowercase letter</li>
36 * <li>allows {@code e} abbreviation (suitable for exceptions end errors)</li>
37 * <li>allows {@code ex} abbreviation (suitable for exceptions)</li>
38 * <li>allows {@code t} abbreviation (suitable for throwables)</li>
39 * <li>allows {@code _} for unnamed catch parameters</li>
40 * <li>prohibits numbered abbreviations like {@code e1} or {@code t2}</li>
41 * <li>prohibits one letter prefixes like {@code pException}</li>
42 * <li>prohibits two letter abbreviations like {@code ie} or {@code ee}</li>
43 * <li>prohibits any other characters than letters</li>
44 * </ul>
45 *
46 * @since 6.14
47 */
48 public class CatchParameterNameCheck extends AbstractNameCheck {
49
50 /**
51 * Creates a new {@code CatchParameterNameCheck} instance.
52 */
53 public CatchParameterNameCheck() {
54 super("^(e|t|ex|[a-z][a-z][a-zA-Z]+|_)$");
55 }
56
57 @Override
58 public int[] getDefaultTokens() {
59 return getRequiredTokens();
60 }
61
62 @Override
63 public int[] getAcceptableTokens() {
64 return getRequiredTokens();
65 }
66
67 @Override
68 public int[] getRequiredTokens() {
69 return new int[] {TokenTypes.PARAMETER_DEF};
70 }
71
72 @Override
73 protected boolean mustCheckName(DetailAST ast) {
74 return ast.getParent().getType() == TokenTypes.LITERAL_CATCH;
75 }
76
77 }