Method parameter naming convention

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports method parameters whose names are either too short, too long, or do not follow the specified regular expression pattern.

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GroovyParameterNamingConvention
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Groovy | Naming conventions

Use the fields provided below to specify minimum length, maximum length and regular expression expected for method parameter names.

Regular expressions should be specified in the standard java.util.regex format.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Method parameter naming convention inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Pattern

[a-z][A-Za-z\d]*

Min length

4

Max length

32

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Groovy, 243.23126