'private' method declared 'final'

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports methods that are marked with both final and private keywords.

Since private methods cannot be meaningfully overridden because of their visibility, declaring them final is redundant.

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FinalPrivateMethod
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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