CallToSimpleGetterInClass

Reports calls to a simple property getter from within the property's class.

A simple property getter is defined as one which simply returns the value of a field, and does no other calculations. Such simple getter calls can be safely inlined using the quick-fix. Some coding standards also suggest against the use of simple getters for code clarity reasons.

Example:

public class Salient {
    private String name;

    public String getName() {
      return name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return getName();
    }
  }

After the quick-fix is applied:

public class Salient {
    private String name;

    public String getName() {
      return name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return name;
    }
  }

Use the following options to configure the inspection:

• Whether to only report getter calls on this, not on objects of the same type passed in as a parameter.
• Whether to ignore non-private getters.