Static field referenced via subclass

Reports accesses to static fields where the call is qualified by a subclass of the declaring class, rather than by the declaring class itself.

Java allows such qualification, but such accesses may indicate a subtle confusion of inheritance and overriding.

Example:

  class Parent {
    static int foo = 0;
  }

  class Child extends Parent { }

  void bar() {
    System.out.println(Child.foo);
  }

After the quick-fix is applied, the result looks like this:

  class Parent {
    static int foo = 0;
  }

  class Child extends Parent { }

  void bar() {
    System.out.println(Parent.foo);
  }

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.

StaticFieldReferencedViaSubclass

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 | Probable bugs

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