Pattern annotation is not applicable

Reports when a @Pattern annotation is applied to an element with a type other than String.

Example:

@Pattern("\\d\\d") int i;

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PatternNotApplicable

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 | Pattern validation

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2, Qodana for JVM 2024.2,
Can be installed with plugin:	IntelliLang, 242.22892

Last modified: 11 September 2024