Named arguments of constructor call

Reports named arguments of a default class constructor call which don't correspond to properties of this class.

Example:

  class Person {
      def name
      def age
  }

  // 'firstName' property doesn't exist
  new Person(firstName: "John")

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.

GroovyConstructorNamedArguments

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 | Groovy | Probable bugs

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,
Can be installed with plugin:	Groovy, 243.26483

01 April 2025