'SimpleDateFormat' without locale

Reports instantiations of java.util.SimpleDateFormat or java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter that do not specify a java.util.Locale. These calls will use the platform default locale, which depends on the OS settings. This can lead to surprising behaviour when the code is run on a different platform or the OS settings are changed.

Example:

  new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy");
  DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d/M/y");

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SimpleDateFormatWithoutLocale

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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