Method returns per-class constant

Reports methods that only return a constant, which may differ for various inheritors.

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MethodReturnAlwaysConstant

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Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	Java, 243.23126

Last modified: 03 December 2024