API Errors and Warnings Preferences

Unsupported use of API Javadoc Tags

When enabled the API analysis builder will check for API Javadoc tags used incorrectly.

Ignore

Reference not defined in specified execution environment

When enabled the API analysis builder will check for references to system libraries that might be illegal according to the execution environment specified for the bundle.

Ignore

Implementing an interface marked as '@noimplement'

When enabled the API analysis builder will check for illegal implementation of marked interfaces.

Warning

Extending a type marked '@noextend'

When enabled the API analysis builder will check for classes that extend marked types.

Warning

Referencing a field or method marked '@noreference'

When enabled the API analysis builder will check for field and method references to tagged members.

Warning

Instantiating a class tagged '@noinstantiate'

When enabled the API analysis builder will check that tagged classes are not instantiated.

Warning

Overriding a method marked as '@nooverride'

When enabled the API analysis builder will check that tagged methods in parent classes are not overridden in any child class either by extending (re-implement with a call to the overridden parent) or re-implementing (with no call to the overridden parent).

Warning

Extends a non-API class

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API classes extend non-API types.

Warning

Implements a non-API interface

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API classes implement a non-API interface

Warning

Field with non-API type

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API types have public or protected fields with non-API types.

Warning

Method with a non-API return type

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API types have public or protected methods with non-API return types.

Warning

Method with non-API parameter type

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API types have public or protected methods with non-API parameter types.

Warning

Report API breakage even if authorized by major version increment

When enabled the API analysis builder will report problems for API breakages even if the major version of the bundle has already been incremented.

Disabled

An API type has become non-API

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API types in the current bundle have been changed to non-API types.

Error

A type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API types have been removed from the API scope in the given bundle.

Error

An API re-exported type has become non-API

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API re-exported types in the current bundle have been changed to non-API types.

Error

A re-exported type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API re-exported types have been removed from the API scope in the given bundle.

Error

A method (that needs to be implemented) has been added:

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods that need to be implemented have been added to any API types.

Error

Restrictions have been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if API restrictions have been added for any API classes.

Error

A type parameter has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any type parameters have been added to any API classes.

Error

The superinterfaces hierarchy has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any parent interfaces have been removed from any API classes.

Error

The keyword 'abstract' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the 'abstract' keyword has been added to any API classes.

Error

The keyword 'final' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the 'final' keyword has been added to any API classes.

Error

Converted to annotation, enum, or interface

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API classes have been changed to annotations, enums, or interfaces.

Error

The visibility has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public API classes have been made private or default scope.

Error

A field has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected fields have been removed from any API classes.

Error

A method has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been removed from any API classes.

Error

A constructor has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected constructors have been removed from any API classes.

Error

The superclass hierarchy has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any superclasses have been removed from the hierarchy.

Error

A member type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any member types have been removed from any API classes.

Error

A type parameter has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any type parameters have been removed from any API classes.

Error

A field (interface not tagged as '@noimplement') has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public fields have been added to any API interfaces.

Error

A method (interface not tagged as '@noimplement') has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public methods have been added to any API interfaces.

Error

Restrictions have been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if API restrictions have added for any API interfaces.

Error

A type parameter has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any type parameters have been added to any API interfaces.

Error

Converted to class, enum, or annotation

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API interfaces have been changed to classes, enums, or interfaces.

Error

The superinterfaces hierarchy has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any parent interfaces have been removed for any API interfaces.

Error

A type parameter has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any type parameters have been removed from any API interfaces.

Error

A field has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public fields have been removed from any API interfaces.

Error

A method has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public methods have been removed from any API interfaces.

Error

A member type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if nay member types have been removed from any API interfaces.

Error

The superinterfaces hierarchy has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any parent interfaces have been removed from any API enums.

Error

Converted to annotation, class, or interface

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API enums have been changed to annotations, classes, or interfaces.

Error

A field has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public fields have been removed from any API enums.

Error

An enum constant has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any enum constants have been removed from any API enums.

Error

A method has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public methods have been removed from any API enums.

Error

A member type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any member types have been removed from any API enums.

Error

A method without a default value has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a method without a default value has been added to API annotations.

Error

Converted to class, enum, or interface

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any API annotations have been converted to classes, enums or interfaces.

Error

A field has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public fields have been removed from any API annotations.

Error

A method has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public methods have been removed from any API annotations.

Error

A member type has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public member types have been removed from any API annotations.

Error

A constant value has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a constant value has been added to any previously un-initialized public or protected field constants for any API types.

Error

The type has been modified

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the type of any public or protected fields has been changed for any API types.

Error

The constant value has been modified

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the value of any public or protected field constants has been changed in any API types.

Error

The visibility has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected fields have been made private in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'final' has been removed for static constant

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected fields have had the final keyword removed in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'final' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the final keyword has been added to any public or protected fields in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'static' has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the static keyword has been removed from any public or protected fields in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'static' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the static keyword has been added to any public or protected fields in any API types.

Error

The constant value has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the value of a constant field has been removed for any public or protected field constants in any API types.

Error

A type argument has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a type argument has been removed from any public or protected fields in any API types.

Error

The @nooverride restriction has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the restrictions of any public or protected methods have been changed in any API types by adding the @nooverride tag.

Error

A type parameter has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a type parameter has been added to any public or protected methods for any API types.

Error

Converted variable argument to array type

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a varargs argument has been expanded to an object array for any public or protected methods for any API types.

Error

The visibility has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been made private for any API types.

Error

The keyword 'abstract' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been made abstract in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'static' has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been made static in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'static' has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been made non-static in any API types.

Error

The keyword 'final' has been added (type tagged '@noextend')

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public or protected methods have been made final in any API types that have been tagged @noextend.

Error

The annotation default value has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the default value associated with any API annotation method has been removed.

Error

A type parameter has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a type parameter has been removed from any public or protected methods for any API types.

Error

A type parameter has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a type parameter has been added to any public constructors for any API types.

Error

Converted variable argument to array type

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any varargs parameters have been expanded to object arrays for any public constructors for any API types.

Error

The visibility has been reduced

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any public constructors have been made non-public in any API types.

Error

A type parameter has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a type parameter has been removed from any public constructors for any API types.

Error

A class bound has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if a class bound has been added to any type parameter of any API types.

Error

An interface bound has been added

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any interface bounds have been added to any type parameter of any API types.

Error

A class bound has been modified

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any class bounds have been changed on any type parameter of any API types.

Error

An interface bound has been modified

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any interface bounds have been changed on any type parameter of any API types.

Error

A class bound has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any class bounds have been removed from any type parameter of any API types.

Error

An interface bound has been removed

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any interface bounds have been removed from any type parameter of any API types.

Error

Report missing '@since' tags

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if @since tags are missing for types or members added since the version of the API baseline in use.

Error

Report malformed '@since' tags

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any @since tags currently in use are malformed (incorrect syntax).

Error

Report invalid '@since' tag version

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if any @since tags currently in use have the wrong version.

Error

Report incompatible bundle version

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the bundle version for the plug-in is incorrect, based on any API changes and the current API baseline in use.

Error

Report unnecessary minor or micro version change

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the minor or micro version for the plug-in is incorrectly incremented.
1. Minor version change if there has not been an API change compared to the current API baseline.
2. Minor version change if major version was already incremented in this release.
3. Micro version change if major or minor version was already incremented in this release.

Warning

Report major version change without API breakage

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the major version for the plug-in has changed without a breaking API change.

Warning

Report changed execution environment incompatibility

When enabled the API analysis builder will check if the bundle version for the plug-in requires a minor version change because of the changed execution environment.

Error

Bundle missing required constraint/prerequisite

When enabled the API analysis builder will report any missing required constraint or prerequisite that prevents the builder from performing a complete analysis. Regardless of the value of this option the analysis is skipped for the corresponding bundle.

Error

Unused API problem filters

When enabled the API analysis builder will report any API problem filters that are no longer being used.

Warning

Unresolved type problem

When enabled the API analysis builder will report any API types that have been removed that are included in any use scan listed on the API Use Scans prefrence page.

Error

Unresolved method problem

When enabled the API analysis builder will report any methods that have been removed that are included in any use scan listed on the API Use Scans prefrence page.

Error

Unresolved field problem

When enabled the API analysis builder will report any fields that have been removed that are included in any use scan listed on the API Use Scans prefrence page.

Error