net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.strings
Class UseStringBufferLength

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.JavaParserVisitorAdapter
      extended by net.sourceforge.pmd.AbstractRule
          extended by net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.strings.UseStringBufferLength
All Implemented Interfaces:
JavaParserVisitor, Rule

public class UseStringBufferLength
extends AbstractRule

This rule finds places where StringBuffer.toString() is called just to see if the string is 0 length by either using .equals("") or toString().size()

 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("some string");
 if (sb.toString().equals("")) {
     // this is wrong
 }
 if (sb.length() == 0) {
     // this is right
 }
 

Author:
acaplan

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule
LOWEST_PRIORITY, PRIORITIES
 
Constructor Summary
UseStringBufferLength()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object visit(ASTCompilationUnit acu, java.lang.Object data)
           
 java.lang.Object visit(ASTName decl, java.lang.Object data)
           
 
Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.AbstractRule
addExample, addProperties, addProperty, addRuleChainVisit, addViolation, addViolation, addViolation, addViolationWithMessage, apply, asFixedMap, asFixedMap, equals, getBooleanProperties, getBooleanProperty, getBooleanProperty, getDeclaringType, getDescription, getDoubleProperties, getDoubleProperty, getDoubleProperty, getExample, getExamples, getExternalInfoUrl, getIntProperties, getIntProperty, getIntProperty, getMessage, getName, getPriority, getPriorityName, getProperties, getRuleChainVisits, getRuleSetName, getStringProperties, getStringProperty, getStringProperty, getTypeProperties, getTypeProperty, hashCode, hasProperty, importsPackage, include, isQualifiedName, propertiesByName, propertyDescriptorFor, setBooleanProperty, setDescription, setExternalInfoUrl, setInclude, setMessage, setName, setPriority, setProperties, setProperty, setRuleSetName, setUsesDFA, setUsesTypeResolution, usesDFA, usesRuleChain, usesTypeResolution, visitAll
 
Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.ast.JavaParserVisitorAdapter
visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit, visit
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

UseStringBufferLength

public UseStringBufferLength()
Method Detail

visit

public java.lang.Object visit(ASTCompilationUnit acu,
                              java.lang.Object data)
Specified by:
visit in interface JavaParserVisitor
Overrides:
visit in class JavaParserVisitorAdapter

visit

public java.lang.Object visit(ASTName decl,
                              java.lang.Object data)
Specified by:
visit in interface JavaParserVisitor
Overrides:
visit in class JavaParserVisitorAdapter