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Instantiating object to get 'Class' object

Reports code that instantiates a class to get its class object.

It is more performant to access the class object directly by name.

Example:

Class<?> c = new Sample().getClass();

After the quick-fix is applied:

Class<?> c = Sample.class;

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.

InstantiatingObjectToGetClassObject
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 | Java | Performance

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2, Qodana for JVM 2024.2,

Can be installed with plugin:

Java, 242.22892

Last modified: 11 September 2024