Protected nested class

Reports protected nested classes.

Example:

public class Outer {
  protected static class Nested {} // warning
  protected class Inner {}         // warning
  protected enum Mode {}           // warning depends on the setting
  protected interface I {}         // warning depends on the setting
}

Configure the inspection:

Use the Ignore 'protected' inner enums option to ignore protected inner enums.
Use the Ignore 'protected' inner interfaces option to ignore protected inner interfaces.

Inspection options

Option	Type	Default
Ignore 'protected' inner enums	Checkbox	false
Ignore 'protected' inner interfaces	Checkbox	false

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

Last modified: 13 July 2023