'this' reference escaped in object construction

Reports possible escapes of this during the object initialization. The escapes occur when this is used as a method argument or an object of assignment in a constructor or initializer. Such escapes may result in subtle bugs, as the object is now available in the context where it is not guaranteed to be initialized.

Example:

  class Foo {
    {
      System.out.println(this);
    }
  }

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.

ThisEscapedInConstructor

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 | Initialization

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