Parameter name differs from parameter in overridden or overloaded method

Reports parameters whose names differ from the corresponding parameters of the methods they override or overload. While legal in Java, such inconsistent names may be confusing and decrease the documentation benefits of good naming practices.

Example:

class Person {
  Person(String fullName) {}
}
class Child extends Person {
  Child(String name) { super(name); }
}

After the quick-fix is applied:

class Person {
  Person(String fullName) {}
}
class Child extends Person {
  Child(String fullName) { super(fullName); }
}

Use the options to indicate whether to ignore overridden parameter names that are only a single character long or come from a library method. Both can be useful if you do not wish to be bound by dubious naming conventions used in libraries.

Inspection options

Option	Type	Default
Ignore if overridden parameter contains only one character	Checkbox	false
Ignore if overridden parameter is from a library	Checkbox	false

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

Last modified: 13 July 2023