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Method with too many parameters

Reports methods whose number of parameters exceeds the specified maximum. Methods with too many parameters can be a good sign that a refactoring is necessary.

Methods that have super methods are not reported.

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.

ParametersPerMethod
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 | Method metrics

Use the Parameter limit field to specify the maximum allowed number of parameters for a method.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Method with too many parameters inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Parameter limit

5

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