Non-final field of 'Exception' class

Reports fields in subclasses of java.lang.Exception that are not declared final.

Data on exception objects should not be modified because this may result in losing the error context for later debugging and logging.

Example:

  public class EditorException extends Exception {
    private String message; // warning: Non-final field 'message' of exception 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.

NonFinalFieldOfException

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 | Error handling

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