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Class may extend adapter instead of implementing listener

Reports classes implementing listeners instead of extending corresponding adapters.

A quick-fix is available to remove any redundant empty methods left after replacing a listener implementation with an adapter extension.

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.

ListenerMayUseAdapter
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 | Class structure

Use the Only warn when empty implementing methods are found option to configure the inspection to warn even if no empty methods are found.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Class may extend adapter instead of implementing listener inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Only warn when empty implementing methods are found

Default: Selected

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