Incorrect injecting of SpEL in a static field

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports attempts to inject Spring Expression Language (SpEL) into static fields ('null' value is injected).

Example:

@Controller
public class MyController {
    @Value("#{systemProperties['some.key']}")  //  Injection to static fields is not allowed
    static String spelWithDefaultValue;
}

Locating this inspection

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SpringElStaticFieldInjectionInspection
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Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Spring, 243.23126