C-style array declaration

Reports array declarations written in C-style syntax, where the array brackets are placed after a variable name or after a method parameter list. Most code styles prefer Java-style array declarations, where the array brackets are placed after the type name.

Example:

public String process(String value[])[] {
  return value;
}

After the quick-fix is applied:

public String[] process(String[] value) {
  return value;
}

Configure the inspection:

Use the Ignore C-style declarations in variables option to report C-style array declaration of method return types only.

Inspection options

Option	Type	Default
Ignore C-style declarations in variables	Checkbox	false

Inspection Details
Available in:	IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3
Plugin:	Java, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023