The following table lists all the rule categories and subcategories
that belong to the Code Review for Java domain.
| Category |
Subcategory |
Description |
|---|
| Design Principles |
|
Contains rules for the design principles of object-oriented programming |
| |
Complexity |
Contains rules to prevent unnecessarily complex code |
| Globalization |
|
Contains rules that are based on globalization coding best practices,
which help to ensure that code runs correctly in localized environments |
| |
Cultural Formatting |
Contains rules that address data formatting options used in different
parts of the world |
| |
Encoding |
Contains rules that validate encoding for globalization |
| |
Locale Handling |
Contains rules that validate locales for globalization |
| |
String Handling |
Contains rules that validate string operations for globalization |
| |
Translation |
Contains rules that validate code for translation |
| |
UI Specific |
Contains rules that validate user-interface layout and content for
globalization |
| J2EE Best Practices |
|
Contains rules based on the best J2EE development practices and supports
Web projects targeted for WebSphere® servers |
| |
Correctness |
Contains rules to detect incorrect method calls |
| |
Data Race |
Contains rules to detect method invocations that can cause data race
conditions in J2EE applications |
| |
Garbage Collection |
Contains rules to detect method invocations that can delay garbage
collection |
| |
Maintainability |
Contains rules to detect code that may be hard to maintain inJ2EE
applications |
| |
Performance and Scalability |
Contains rules to detect method invocations that hinder the performance
or limit the scalability of a J2EE application |
| J2EE Security |
|
Contains rules that validate compliance with Java security
standards |
| |
J2EE Security |
Contains rules that validate compliance with Java security
standards in a J2EE perspective |
| J2SE Best Practices |
|
Contains rules that validate code for compliance with J2SE best practices
for Java development |
| |
AWT |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using the Abstract Window
Toolkit library |
| |
Casting |
Contains rules that detect issues related to casting and coercion |
| |
Cloneable |
Contains rules that detect issues related to object cloning |
| |
Comparison |
Contains rules that detect issues related to comparing objects and
testing object equality |
| |
Conditional |
Contains rules that detect issues related to the usage of conditionals |
| |
Constructors |
Contains rules that detect issues related to defining and implementing
constructors |
| |
Declaration |
Contains rules that detect issues related to declaring constants,
variables, and fields |
| |
Exceptions |
Contains rules that detect issues related to exception handling |
| |
Initialization |
Contains rules that detect issues related to the initialization of
primitives and objects |
| |
Loop |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using loops |
| |
Null |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using null |
| |
Portability |
Contains rules that detect issues related to portability |
| |
Reflection |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using reflection |
| |
Serialization |
Contains rules that detect issues related to serialization |
| |
Statement |
Contains rules that detect general issues in statements |
| |
Switch |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using switch statements |
| |
Threads |
Contains rules that detect issues related to using threads |
| J2SE Security |
|
Contains rules that validate compliance with Java security
standards |
| |
J2SE security |
Contains rules that validate compliance with Java security
standards in a J2SE perspective |
| Naming |
|
Contains rules for naming conventions for elements in Java source
code |
| |
Conflicts |
Contains rules to ensure that elements are named consistently in Java source
code |
| Performance |
|
Contains rules that enforce suggestions for improving performance
and reducing the memory footprint in Java applications |
| |
Memory |
Contains rules that detect performance issues related to memory usage |
| |
Profiling |
Contains rules that detect potential performance issues related to
profiling activities |
| |
Speed |
Contains rules that suggest ways to improve the speed of Java code
execution |
| Private API |
|
Contains rules that locate APIs that do not belong in Java code |
| |
Sun |
Contains rules that locate APIs that do not belong in Java code |
| |
WebSphere |
Contains rules that locate APIs that do not belong in Java code |