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Zero-length array allocation

Reports allocations of arrays with known lengths of zero.

Since array lengths in Java are non-modifiable, it is almost always possible to share zero-length arrays, rather than repeatedly allocate new ones. Such sharing may provide useful optimizations in the program runtime or footprint.

Note that the inspection does not report zero-length arrays allocated as static final fields, since those arrays are assumed to be used for implementing array sharing.

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.

ZeroLengthArrayInitialization
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 | Memory

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