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Class, interface, or method should not be extended

Reports classes, interfaces and methods that extend, implement, or override API elements marked with @ApiStatus.NonExtendable.

The @ApiStatus.NonExtendable annotation indicates that the class, interface, or method must not be extended, implemented, or overridden. Since casting such interfaces and classes to the internal library implementation is rather common, if a client provides a different implementation, you will get ClassCastException. Adding new abstract methods to such classes and interfaces will break the compatibility with the client's implementations.

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.

NonExtendableApiUsage
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 | JVM languages

Availability

By default bundled with

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1, Qodana for JVM 2024.1,

Can be installed with plugin

Java, 241.18072

Last modified: 18 June 2024