Protected field

Reports protected fields.

Constants (that is, variables marked static or final) are not reported.

Example:

  public class A {
    protected Object object;              // warning
    protected final static int MODE = 0;  // constant, no warning
  }

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.

ProtectedField

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 | Encapsulation

Last modified: 18 June 2024