Coverage Report - com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.NoCloneCheck
 
Classes in this File Line Coverage Branch Coverage Complexity
NoCloneCheck
100%
2/2
N/A
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 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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 // checkstyle: Checks Java source code for adherence to a set of rules.
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 // Copyright (C) 2001-2014  Oliver Burn
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 //
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 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 // modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 // License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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 // version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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 //
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 // This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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 // Lesser General Public License for more details.
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 //
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 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
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 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
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 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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 package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding;
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 /**
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  * <p>
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  * Checks that the clone method is not overridden from the
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  * Object class.
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * <p>
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  * Rationale: The clone method relies on strange/hard to follow rules that
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  * do not work it all situations.  Consequently, it is difficult to
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  * override correctly.  Below are some of the rules/reasons why the clone
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  * method should be avoided.
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  *
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  * <ul>
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  * <li>
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  * Classes supporting the clone method should implement the Cloneable
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  * interface but the Cloneable interface does not include the clone method.
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  * As a result, it doesn't enforce the method override.
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * The Cloneable interface forces the Object's clone method to work
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  * correctly. Without implementing it, the Object's clone method will
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  * throw a CloneNotSupportedException.
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * Non-final classes must return the object returned from a call to
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  * super.clone().
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * Final classes can use a constructor to create a clone which is different
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  * from non-final classes.
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * If a super class implements the clone method incorrectly all subclasses
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  * calling super.clone() are doomed to failure.
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * If a class has references to mutable objects then those object
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  * references must be replaced with copies in the clone method
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  * after calling super.clone().
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * The clone method does not work correctly with final mutable object
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  * references because final references cannot be reassigned.
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  * </li>
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  * <li>
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  * If a super class overrides the clone method then all subclasses must
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  * provide a correct clone implementation.
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  * </li>
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  * </ul>
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * <p>
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  * Two alternatives to the clone method, in some cases, is a copy constructor
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  * or a static factory method to return copies of an object. Both of these
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  * approaches are simpler and do not conflict with final fields. They do not
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  * force the calling client to handle a CloneNotSupportedException.  They also
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  * are typed therefore no casting is necessary. Finally, they are more
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  * flexible since they can take interface types rather than concrete classes.
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * <p>
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  * Sometimes a copy constructor or static factory is not an acceptable
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  * alternative to the clone method.  The example below highlights the
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  * limitation of a copy constructor (or static factory). Assume
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  * Square is a subclass for Shape.
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  *
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  * <pre>
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  * Shape s1 = new Square();
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  * System.out.println(s1 instanceof Square); //true
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  * </pre>
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  *
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  * ...assume at this point the code knows nothing of s1 being a Square
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  *    that's the beauty of polymorphism but the code wants to copy
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  *    the Square which is declared as a Shape, its super type...
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  *
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  * <pre>
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  * Shape s2 = new Shape(s1); //using the copy constructor
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  * System.out.println(s2 instanceof Square); //false
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  * </pre>
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  *
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  * The working solution (without knowing about all subclasses and doing many
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  * casts) is to do the following (assuming correct clone implementation).
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  *
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  * <pre>
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  * Shape s2 = s1.clone();
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  * System.out.println(s2 instanceof Square); //true
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  * </pre>
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  *
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  * Just keep in mind if this type of polymorphic cloning is required
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  * then a properly implemented clone method may be the best choice.
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * <p>
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  * Much of this information was taken from Effective Java:
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  * Programming Language Guide First Edition by Joshua Bloch
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  * pages 45-52.  Give Bloch credit for writing an excellent book.
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * <p>
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  * This check is almost exactly the same as the {@link NoFinalizerCheck}
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * @author Travis Schneeberger
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  * @version 1.0
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  * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
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  * @see java.lang.Cloneable
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  * @see java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
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  */
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 public class NoCloneCheck extends  AbstractIllegalMethodCheck
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 {
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     /**
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      * Creates an instance.
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      */
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     public NoCloneCheck()
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     {
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         super("clone", "avoid.clone.method");
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     }
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 }