## com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding
Class IllegalInstantiationCheck

    java.lang.Object
      com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
          com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
              com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Check
                  com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding.IllegalInstantiationCheck

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Configurable, Contextualizable

    public class IllegalInstantiationCheck

extends Check

Checks for illegal instantiations where a factory method is preferred.

Rationale: Depending on the project, for some classes it might be preferable to create instances through factory methods rather than calling the constructor.

A simple example is the java.lang.Boolean class, to save memory and CPU cycles it is preferable to use the predeifined constants TRUE and FALSE. Constructor invocations should be replaced by calls to Boolean.valueOf().

Some extremely performance sensitive projects may require the use of factory methods for other classes as well, to enforce the usage of number caches or object pools.

Limitations: It is currently not possible to specify array classes.

An example of how to configure the check is:

     <module name="IllegalInstantiation"/>

Author:
  lkuehne

Constructor Summary
`IllegalInstantiationCheck()`

Method Summary
`void` `beginTree(DetailAST aRootAST)` Called before the starting to process a tree.
`void` `finishTree(DetailAST aRootAST)` Called after finished processing a tree.
`int[]` `getAcceptableTokens()` The configurable token set.
`int[]` `getDefaultTokens()` Returns the default token a check is interested in.
`int[]` `getRequiredTokens()` The tokens that this check must be registered for.
`void` `setClasses(String aClassNames)` Sets the classes that are illegal to instantiate.
`void` `visitToken(DetailAST aAST)` Called to process a token.

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.Check
`destroy, getClassLoader, getFileContents, getLines, getTabWidth, getTokenNames, init, leaveToken, log, log, setClassLoader, setFileContents, setMessages, setTabWidth, setTokens`

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractViolationReporter
`getCustomMessages, getId, getMessageBundle, getSeverity, getSeverityLevel, log, setId, setSeverity`

Methods inherited from class com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AutomaticBean
`configure, contextualize, finishLocalSetup, getConfiguration, setupChild`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### IllegalInstantiationCheck

    public IllegalInstantiationCheck()

Method Detail

### getDefaultTokens

    public int[] getDefaultTokens()

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  Returns the default token a check is interested in. Only used if the configuration for a check does not define the tokens.

  Specified by:
    `getDefaultTokens` in class `Check`
  Returns:
    the default tokens
  See Also:
    `TokenTypes`

### getAcceptableTokens

    public int[] getAcceptableTokens()

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  The configurable token set. Used to protect Checks against malicious users who specify an unacceptable token set in the configuration file. The default implementation returns the check's default tokens.

  Overrides:
    `getAcceptableTokens` in class `Check`
  Returns:
    the token set this check is designed for.
  See Also:
    `TokenTypes`

### getRequiredTokens

    public int[] getRequiredTokens()

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  The tokens that this check must be registered for.

  Overrides:
    `getRequiredTokens` in class `Check`
  Returns:
    the token set this must be registered for.
  See Also:
    `TokenTypes`

### beginTree

    public void beginTree(DetailAST aRootAST)

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  Called before the starting to process a tree. Ideal place to initialise information that is to be collected whilst processing a tree.

  Overrides:
    `beginTree` in class `Check`
  Parameters:
    `aRootAST` - the root of the tree

### visitToken

    public void visitToken(DetailAST aAST)

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  Called to process a token.

  Overrides:
    `visitToken` in class `Check`
  Parameters:
    `aAST` - the token to process

### finishTree

    public void finishTree(DetailAST aRootAST)

  Description copied from class: `Check`
  Called after finished processing a tree. Ideal place to report on information collected whilst processing a tree.

  Overrides:
    `finishTree` in class `Check`
  Parameters:
    `aRootAST` - the root of the tree

### setClasses

    public void setClasses(String aClassNames)

  Sets the classes that are illegal to instantiate.

  Parameters:
    `aClassNames` - a comma seperate list of class names

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