Package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding

Class MissingCtorCheck

java.lang.Object
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck
com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.MissingCtorCheck
All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, Contextualizable
public class MissingCtorCheck extends AbstractCheck

Checks that classes (except abstract ones) define a constructor and don't rely on the default one.

To configure the check: 

 <module name="MissingCtor"/>

Example:

 class ExampleOk { // OK
   private int a;
   ExampleOk(int a) {
     this.a = a;
   }
 }
 class ExampleDefaultCtor { // OK
   private String s;
   ExampleDefaultCtor() {
     s = "foobar";
   }
 }
 class InvalidExample { // violation, class must have a constructor.
   public void test() {}
 }
 abstract class AbstractExample { // OK
   public abstract void test() {}
 }

Parent is com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker

Violation Message Keys:

  • missing.ctor
Since:
3.4

  • 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:

  • Constructor Details

    • MissingCtorCheck

      public MissingCtorCheck()

  • 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