Static method referenced via subclass

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports static method calls where the call is qualified by a subclass of the declaring class, rather than by the declaring class itself.

Java allows such qualification for classes, but such calls may indicate a subtle confusion of inheritance and overriding.

Example:

class Parent {
  public static void print(String str) {}
}
class Child extends Parent {}

Child.print("Hello, world!");

After the quick-fix is applied:

Parent.print("Hello, world!");

Locating this inspection

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StaticMethodReferencedViaSubclass
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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