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<h2 id="-major-features-and-enhancements">🚀 Major Features and Enhancements</h2>
<h3 id="new-official-logo">New official logo</h3>
<p>Many of you probably have already seen the new logo, but now it’s time to actually ship it. The new logo
was long ago decided (see <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1663">#1663</a>).</p>
<p>We decided it’s time to have a modernized logo and get rid of the gun. This allows to include
the logo anywhere without offense.</p>
<p>The official logo is also without a tagline (such as “Code Quality Matters!”) as the tagline created some
controversies. Without a tagline, we are not limited in the direction of future development of PMD.</p>
<p><img src="images/logo/pmd-logo-300px.png" alt="New PMD Logo" /></p>
<p>The new logo is available from the <a href="pmd_projectdocs_logo.html">Logo Project Page</a>.</p>
<h3 id="revamped-java">Revamped Java</h3>
<p>The Java grammar has been refactored substantially in order to make it easier to maintain and more correct
regarding the Java Language Specification. It supports now also the edge-cases where PMD 6 was failing
(e.g. annotations were not supported everywhere). Changing the grammar entails a changed AST and therefore changed
rules. The PMD built-in rules have all been upgraded and many bugs have been fixed on the way.
Unfortunately, if you are using custom rules, you will most probably need to accommodate these changes yourself.</p>
<p>The type resolution framework has been rewritten from scratch and should now cover the entire Java spec correctly.
The same is true for the symbol table.
PMD 6 on the other hand has always had problems with advanced type inference, e.g. with lambdas and call chains.
Since it was built on the core reflection API, it also was prone to linkage errors and classloader leaks for instance.
PMD 7 does not need to load classes, and does not have these problems.</p>
<p>The AST exposes much more semantic information now. For instance, you can jump from a method call to
the declaration of the method being called, or from a field access to the field declaration. These
improvements allow interesting rules to be written that need precise knowledge of the types
in the program, for instance to detect <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#usediamondoperator"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UseDiamondOperator</code></a>.
These are just a small preview of the new rules we will be adding in the PMD 7 release cycle.</p>
<p>Overall, the changes to the parser, AST, type resolution and symbol table code has made PMD for
Java <strong>significantly faster</strong>. On average, we have seen ~2-3X faster analysis, but as usual, this may change
depending on your workload, configuration and ruleset.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/oowekyala">Clément Fournier</a> (@oowekyala),
<a href="https://github.com/adangel">Andreas Dangel</a> (@adangel),
<a href="https://github.com/jsotuyod">Juan Martín Sotuyo Dodero</a> (@jsotuyod)</p>
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The full detailed documentation of the changes to the Java AST are available in the
<a href="pmd_userdocs_migrating_to_pmd7.html#java-ast">Migration Guide for PMD 7</a></p>
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<h3 id="revamped-command-line-interface">Revamped Command Line Interface</h3>
<p>PMD now ships with a unified Command Line Interface for both Linux/Unix and Windows. Instead of having a collection
of scripts for the different utilities shipped with PMD, a single script <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd</code> (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd.bat</code> for Windows) can now
launch all utilities using subcommands, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd check</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd designer</code>. All commands and options are thoroughly
documented in the help, with full color support where available. Moreover, efforts were made to provide consistency
in the usage of all PMD utilities.</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="nv">$ </span>Usage: pmd <span class="o">[</span><span class="nt">-hV</span><span class="o">]</span> <span class="o">[</span>COMMAND]
<span class="nt">-h</span>, <span class="nt">--help</span> Show this <span class="nb">help </span>message and exit.
<span class="nt">-V</span>, <span class="nt">--version</span> Print version information and exit.
Commands:
check The PMD standard <span class="nb">source </span>code analyzer
cpd Copy/Paste Detector - find duplicate code
designer The PMD visual rule designer
cpd-gui GUI <span class="k">for </span>the Copy/Paste Detector
Warning: May not support the full CPD feature <span class="nb">set
</span>ast-dump Experimental: dumps the AST of parsing <span class="nb">source </span>code
Exit Codes:
0 Successful analysis, no violations found
1 An unexpected error occurred during execution
2 Usage error, please refer to the <span class="nb">command help
</span>4 Successful analysis, at least 1 violation found
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>For instance, where you previously would have run</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>run.sh pmd <span class="nt">-d</span> src <span class="nt">-R</span> ruleset.xml
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>you should now use</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>pmd check <span class="nt">-d</span> src <span class="nt">-R</span> ruleset.xml
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>or even better, omit using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-d</code> / <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--dir</code> and simply pass the sources at the end of the parameter list</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>pmd check <span class="nt">-R</span> ruleset.xml src
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Multiple source directories can be passed, such as:</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>pmd check <span class="nt">-R</span> ruleset.xml src/main/java src/test/java
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>And the exact same applies to CPD:</p>
<div class="language-shell highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>pmd cpd <span class="nt">--minimum-tokens</span> 100 src/main/java
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Additionally, the CLI for the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">check</code> command has been enhanced with a progress bar, which interactively displays the
current progress of the analysis.</p>
<p><img src="images/userdocs/pmd-demo.gif" alt="Demo" /></p>
<p>This can be disabled with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--no-progress</code> flag.</p>
<p>Finally, we now provide a completion script for Bash/Zsh to further help daily usage.
To use it, edit your <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">~/.bashrc</code> / <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">~/.zshrc</code> file and add the following line:</p>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>source &lt;(pmd generate-completion)
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/jsotuyod">Juan Martín Sotuyo Dodero</a> (@jsotuyod)</p>
<h3 id="full-antlr-support">Full Antlr support</h3>
<p>PMD 6 only supported JavaCC based grammars, but with <a href="https://www.antlr.org/">Antlr</a> parsers
can be generated as well. Languages backed by an Antlr grammar are now fully supported. This means, it’s now
possible not only to use Antlr grammars for CPD, but we can actually build full-fledged PMD rules for them as well.
Both the traditional Java visitor rules, and the simpler XPath rules are available to users. This allows
to leverage existing grammars.</p>
<p>We expect this to enable both our dev team and external contributors to largely extend PMD usage for more languages.</p>
<p>Two languages (Swift and Kotlin) already use this new possibility.</p>
<p>See the documentation page <a href="pmd_devdocs_major_adding_new_language_antlr.html">Adding a new language with ANTLR</a>
for instructions on how to use this new feature.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/lsoncini">Lucas Soncini</a> (@lsoncini),
<a href="https://github.com/matifraga">Matías Fraga</a> (@matifraga),
<a href="https://github.com/tomidelucca">Tomás De Lucca</a> (@tomidelucca)</p>
<h3 id="updated-pmd-designer">Updated PMD Designer</h3>
<p>This PMD release ships a new version of the pmd-designer. The designer artifact has been
renamed from “pmd-ui” to “pmd-designer”. While the designer still works with Java 8, the
recommended Java Runtime is Java 11 (or later) with OpenJFX 17 (or later).</p>
<p>For the detailed changes, see</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer/releases/tag/7.0.0">PMD Designer Changelog (7.0.0)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer/releases/tag/7.0.0-rc4">PMD Designer Changelog (7.0.0-rc4)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer/releases/tag/7.0.0-rc1">PMD Designer Changelog (7.0.0-rc1)</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="new-cpd-report-format-cpdhtml-v2xslt">New CPD report format cpdhtml-v2.xslt</h3>
<p>Thanks to @mohan-chinnappan-n a new CPD report format has been added which features a data table.
It uses an XSLT stylesheet to convert CPD’s XML format into HTML.</p>
<p>See <a href="report-examples/cpdhtml-v2.html">the example report</a>.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/mohan-chinnappan-n">Mohan Chinnappan</a> (@mohan-chinnappan-n)</p>
<h2 id="-language-related-changes">🎉 Language Related Changes</h2>
<h3 id="new-cpd-support-for-apache-velocity-template-language-vtl">New: CPD support for Apache Velocity Template Language (VTL)</h3>
<p>PMD supported Apache Velocity for a very long time, but the CPD integration never got finished.
This is now done and CPD supports Apache Velocity Template language for detecting copy and paste.
It is shipped in the module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-velocity</code>.</p>
<h3 id="new-cpd-support-for-coco">New: CPD support for Coco</h3>
<p>Thanks to a contribution, CPD now supports Coco, a modern programming language
designed specifically for building event-driven software. It is shipped in the new
module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-coco</code>.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</p>
<h3 id="new-cpd-support-for-julia">New: CPD support for Julia</h3>
<p>Thanks to a contribution, CPD now supports the Julia language. It is shipped
in the new module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-julia</code>.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</p>
<h3 id="new-cpd-support-for-typescript">New: CPD support for TypeScript</h3>
<p>Thanks to a contribution, CPD now supports the TypeScript language. It is shipped
with the rest of the JavaScript support in the module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-javascript</code>.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/pguyot">Paul Guyot</a> (@pguyot)</p>
<h3 id="new-java-21-and-22-support">New: Java 21 and 22 Support</h3>
<p>This release of PMD brings support for Java 21 and 22. There are the following new standard language features,
that are supported now:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/456">JEP 456: Unnamed Variables &amp; Patterns</a> (Java 22)</li>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/440">JEP 440: Record Patterns</a> (Java 21)</li>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/441">JEP 441: Pattern Matching for switch</a> (Java 21)</li>
</ul>
<p>PMD also supports the following preview language features:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/447">JEP 447: Statements before super(…) (Preview)</a> (Java 22)</li>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/459">JEP 459: String Templates (Second Preview)</a> (Java 21 and 22)</li>
<li><a href="https://openjdk.org/jeps/463">JEP 463: Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods (Second Preview)</a> (Java 21 and 22)</li>
</ul>
<p>In order to analyze a project with PMD that uses these preview language features,
you’ll need to enable it via the environment variable <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD_JAVA_OPTS</code> and select the new language
version <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">22-preview</code>:</p>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>export PMD_JAVA_OPTS=--enable-preview
pmd check --use-version java-22-preview ...
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Note: Support for Java 19 and Java 20 preview language features have been removed. The versions “19-preview” and
“20-preview” are no longer available.</p>
<h3 id="new-kotlin-support">New: Kotlin support</h3>
<p>PMD now supports Kotlin as an additional language for analyzing source code. It is based on
the official kotlin Antlr grammar for Kotlin 1.8. Java-based rules and XPath-based rules are supported.</p>
<p>We are shipping the following rules:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_kotlin_bestpractices.html#functionnametooshort"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FunctionNameTooShort</code></a> finds functions with a too
short name.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_kotlin_errorprone.html#overridebothequalsandhashcode"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode</code></a> finds classes with only
either <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">equals</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hashCode</code> overridden, but not both. This leads to unexpected behavior once instances
of such classes are used in collections (Lists, HashMaps, …).</li>
</ul>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/jborgers">Jeroen Borgers</a> (@jborgers),
<a href="https://github.com/stokpop">Peter Paul Bakker</a> (@stokpop)</p>
<h3 id="new-swift-support">New: Swift support</h3>
<p>Given the full Antlr support, PMD now fully supports Swift for creating rules. Previously only CPD was supported.</p>
<p>Note: There is only limited support for newer Swift language features in the parser, e.g. Swift 5.9 (Macro Expansions)
are supported, but other features are not.</p>
<p>We are pleased to announce we are shipping a number of rules starting with PMD 7.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_errorprone.html#forcecast"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ForceCast</code></a> flags all force casts, making sure you are
defensively considering all types. Having the application crash shouldn’t be an option.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_errorprone.html#forcetry"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ForceTry</code></a> flags all force tries, making sure you are
defensively handling exceptions. Having the application crash shouldn’t be an option.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_bestpractices.html#prohibitedinterfacebuilder"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ProhibitedInterfaceBuilder</code></a> flags any usage of interface
builder. Interface builder files are prone to merge conflicts, and are impossible to code review, so larger
teams usually try to avoid it or reduce its usage.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_bestpractices.html#unavailablefunction"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnavailableFunction</code></a> flags any function throwing
a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fatalError</code> not marked as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@available(*, unavailable)</code> to ensure no calls are actually performed in
the codebase.</li>
</ul>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/lsoncini">Lucas Soncini</a> (@lsoncini),
<a href="https://github.com/matifraga">Matías Fraga</a> (@matifraga),
<a href="https://github.com/tomidelucca">Tomás De Lucca</a> (@tomidelucca)</p>
<h3 id="changed-apex-support-replaced-jorje-with-fully-open-source-front-end">Changed: Apex Support: Replaced Jorje with fully open source front-end</h3>
<p>When PMD added Apex support with version 5.5.0, it utilized the Apex Jorje library to parse Apex source
and generate an AST. This library is however a binary-blob provided as part of the
<a href="https://github.com/forcedotcom/salesforcedx-vscode">Salesforce Extensions for VS Code</a>, and it is closed-source.</p>
<p>This causes problems, if binary blobs are not allowed by e.g. a company-wide policy. In that case, the Jorje
library prevented that PMD Apex could be used at all.</p>
<p>Also having access to the source code, enhancements and modifications are easier to do.</p>
<p>Under the hood, we use two open source libraries instead:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/apex-dev-tools/apex-parser">apex-parser</a> originally by
<a href="https://github.com/nawforce">Kevin Jones</a> (@nawforce).
This project provides the grammar for a ANTLR based parser.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/google/summit-ast">Summit-AST</a> by <a href="https://github.com/google">Google</a> (@google)
This project translates the ANTLR parse tree into an AST, that is similar to the AST Jorje provided.
Note: This is not an official Google product.</li>
</ul>
<p>Although the parsers is completely switched, there are only little known changes to the AST.
These are documented in the <a href="pmd_userdocs_migrating_to_pmd7.html#apex-ast">Migration Guide for PMD 7: Apex AST</a>.
With the new Apex parser, the new language constructs like
<a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_classes_enforce_usermode.htm">User Mode Database Operations</a>
and the new <a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/langCon_apex_NullCoalescingOperator.htm">Null Coalescing Operator <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">??</code></a>
can be parsed now. PMD should be able to parse Apex code up to version 60.0 (Spring ‘24).</p>
<p>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3766">#3766</a> for details.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google),
<a href="https://github.com/eklimo">Edward Klimoshenko</a> (@eklimo)</p>
<h3 id="changed-cpp-can-now-ignore-identifiers-in-sequences-cpd">Changed: CPP can now ignore identifiers in sequences (CPD)</h3>
<ul>
<li>New command line option for CPD: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-sequences</code>.</li>
<li>This option is used for CPP only: with the already existing option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-literal-sequences</code>, only
literals were ignored. The new option additionally ignores identifiers as well in sequences.</li>
<li>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4470">PR #4470</a> for details.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changed-groovy-support-cpd">Changed: Groovy Support (CPD)</h3>
<ul>
<li>We now support parsing all Groovy features from Groovy 3 and 4.</li>
<li>We now support <a href="pmd_userdocs_cpd.html#suppression">suppression</a> through <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CPD-ON</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CPD-OFF</code> comment pairs.</li>
<li>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4726">PR #4726</a> for details.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changed-html-support">Changed: HTML support</h3>
<p>Support for HTML was introduced in PMD 6.55.0 as an experimental feature. With PMD 7.0.0 this
is now considered stable.</p>
<h3 id="changed-javascript-support">Changed: JavaScript support</h3>
<p>The JS specific parser options have been removed. The parser now always retains comments and uses version ES6.
The language module registers a couple of different versions. The latest version, which supports ES6 and also some
new constructs (see <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/rhino">Rhino</a>), is the default. This should be fine for most
use cases.</p>
<h3 id="changed-language-versions">Changed: Language versions</h3>
<p>We revisited the versions that were defined by each language module. Now many more versions are defined for each
language. In general, you can expect that PMD can parse all these different versions. There might be situations
where this fails and this can be considered a bug. Usually the latest version is selected as the default
language version.</p>
<p>The language versions can be used to mark rules to be useful only for a specific language version via
the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">minimumLanguageVersion</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">maximumLanguageVersion</code> attributes. While this feature is currently only used by
the Java module, listing all possible versions enables other languages as well to use this feature.</p>
<p>Related issue: <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4120">[core] Explicitly name all language versions (#4120)</a></p>
<h3 id="changed-rule-properties">Changed: Rule properties</h3>
<ul>
<li>The old deprecated classes like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">IntProperty</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">StringProperty</code> have been removed. Please use
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#"><code>PropertyFactory</code></a> to create properties.</li>
<li>All properties which accept multiple values now use a comma (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">,</code>) as a delimiter. The previous default was a
pipe character (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">|</code>). The delimiter is not configurable anymore. If needed, the comma can be escaped
with a backslash.</li>
<li>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">min</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">max</code> attributes in property definitions in the XML are now optional and can appear separately
or be omitted.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changed-velocity-template-language-vtl">Changed: Velocity Template Language (VTL)</h3>
<p>The module was named just “vm” which was not a good name. Its module name, language id and
package names have been renamed to “velocity”.</p>
<p>If you import rules, you also need to adjust the paths, e.g.</p>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/vm/...</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/velocity/...</code></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changed-visualforce">Changed: Visualforce</h3>
<p>There was an inconsistency between the naming of the maven module and the language id. The language id
used the abbreviation “vf”, while the maven module used the longer name “visualforce”. This has been
solved by renaming the language module to its full name “visualforce”. The java packages have
been renamed as well.</p>
<p>If you import rules, you also need to adjust the paths, e.g.</p>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/vf/security.xml</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/visualforce/security.xml</code></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="-new-and-changed-rules">🌟 New and changed rules</h2>
<h3 id="new-rules">New Rules</h3>
<p><strong>Apex</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_performance.html#operationwithhighcostinloop"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OperationWithHighCostInLoop</code></a> finds Schema class methods called in a loop, which is a
potential performance issue.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#unusedmethod"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnusedMethod</code></a> finds unused methods in your code.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a> reports boxing and unboxing conversions that may be made implicit.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#useexplicittypes"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UseExplicitTypes</code></a> reports usages of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">var</code> keyword, which was introduced with Java 10.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Kotlin</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_kotlin_bestpractices.html#functionnametooshort"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FunctionNameTooShort</code></a> finds functions with a too short name.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_kotlin_errorprone.html#overridebothequalsandhashcode"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode</code></a> finds classes with only
either <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">equals</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hashCode</code> overridden, but not both. This leads to unexpected behavior once instances
of such classes are used in collections (Lists, HashMaps, …).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Swift</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_errorprone.html#forcecast"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ForceCast</code></a> flags all force casts, making sure you are
defensively considering all types. Having the application crash shouldn’t be an option.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_errorprone.html#forcetry"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ForceTry</code></a> flags all force tries, making sure you are
defensively handling exceptions. Having the application crash shouldn’t be an option.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_bestpractices.html#prohibitedinterfacebuilder"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ProhibitedInterfaceBuilder</code></a> flags any usage of interface
builder. Interface builder files are prone to merge conflicts, and are impossible to code review, so larger
teams usually try to avoid it or reduce its usage.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_swift_bestpractices.html#unavailablefunction"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnavailableFunction</code></a> flags any function throwing
a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fatalError</code> not marked as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@available(*, unavailable)</code> to ensure no calls are actually performed in
the codebase.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>XML</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_xml_bestpractices.html#missingencoding"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MissingEncoding</code></a> finds XML files without explicit encoding.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changed-rules">Changed Rules</h3>
<p><strong>General changes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>All statistical rules (like ExcessiveClassLength, ExcessiveParameterList) have been simplified and unified.
The properties <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">topscore</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">sigma</code> have been removed. The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">minimum</code> is still there, however the type is not
a decimal number anymore but has been changed to an integer. This affects rules in the languages Apex, Java, PLSQL
and Velocity Template Language (velocity):
<ul>
<li>Apex: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#excessiveclasslength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveClassLength</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#excessiveparameterlist"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveParameterList</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#excessivepubliccount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessivePublicCount</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#ncssconstructorcount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssConstructorCount</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#ncssmethodcount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssMethodCount</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_design.html#ncsstypecount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssTypeCount</code></a></li>
<li>Java: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#excessiveimports"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveImports</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#excessiveparameterlist"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveParameterList</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#excessivepubliccount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessivePublicCount</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#switchdensity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SwitchDensity</code></a></li>
<li>PLSQL: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessivemethodlength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveMethodLength</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessiveobjectlength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveObjectLength</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessivepackagebodylength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessivePackageBodyLength</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessivepackagespecificationlength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessivePackageSpecificationLength</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessiveparameterlist"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveParameterList</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#excessivetypelength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveTypeLength</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#ncssmethodcount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssMethodCount</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#ncssobjectcount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssObjectCount</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_plsql_design.html#npathcomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NPathComplexity</code></a></li>
<li>Velocity: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_velocity_design.html#excessivetemplatelength"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ExcessiveTemplateLength</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The general property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">violationSuppressXPath</code> which is available for all rules to
<a href="pmd_userdocs_suppressing_warnings.html">suppress warnings</a> now uses XPath version 3.1 by default.
This version of the XPath language is mostly identical to XPath 2.0. In PMD 6, XPath 1.0 has been used.
If you upgrade from PMD 6, you need to verify your <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">violationSuppressXPath</code> properties.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Apex General changes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The properties <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cc_categories</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cc_remediation_points_multiplier</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cc_block_highlighting</code> have been removed
from all rules. These properties have been deprecated since PMD 6.13.0.
See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1648">issue #1648</a> for more details.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Apex Codestyle</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#methodnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MethodNamingConventions</code></a>: The deprecated rule property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">skipTestMethodUnderscores</code> has
been removed. It was actually deprecated since PMD 6.15.0, but was not mentioned in the release notes
back then. Use the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">testPattern</code> instead to configure valid names for test methods.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java General changes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Violations reported on methods or classes previously reported the line range of the entire method
or class. With PMD 7.0.0, the reported location is now just the identifier of the method or class.
This affects various rules, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#cognitivecomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CognitiveComplexity</code></a>.</p>
<p>The report location is controlled by the overrides of the method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#getReportLocation()"><code>Node#getReportLocation</code></a>
in different node types.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4439">issue #4439</a> and <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/730">issue #730</a>
for more details.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java Best Practices</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#arrayisstoreddirectly"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ArrayIsStoredDirectly</code></a>: Violations are now reported on the assignment and not
anymore on the formal parameter. The reported line numbers will probably move.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#avoidreassigningloopvariables"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AvoidReassigningLoopVariables</code></a>: This rule might not report anymore all
reassignments of the control variable in for-loops when the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">forReassign</code> is set to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">skip</code>.
See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4500">issue #4500</a> for more details.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#loosecoupling"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LooseCoupling</code></a>: The rule has a new property to allow some types to be coupled
to (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">allowedTypes</code>).</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#unusedlocalvariable"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnusedLocalVariable</code></a>: This rule has some important false-negatives fixed
and finds many more cases now. For details see issues <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2130">#2130</a>,
<a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4516">#4516</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4517">#4517</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java Codestyle</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#methodnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MethodNamingConventions</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">checkNativeMethods</code> has been removed. The
property was deprecated since PMD 6.3.0. Use the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">nativePattern</code> to control whether native methods
should be considered or not.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#shortvariable"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ShortVariable</code></a>: This rule now also reports short enum constant names.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#usediamondoperator"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UseDiamondOperator</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java7Compatibility</code> has been removed. The rule now
handles Java 7 properly without a property.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryfullyqualifiedname"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedName</code></a>: The rule has two new properties,
to selectively disable reporting on static field and method qualifiers. The rule also has been improved
to be more precise.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#uselessparentheses"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UselessParentheses</code></a>: The rule has two new properties which control how strict
the rule should be applied. With <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoreClarifying</code> (default: true) parentheses that are strictly speaking
not necessary are allowed, if they separate expressions of different precedence.
The other property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoreBalancing</code> (default: true) is similar, in that it allows parentheses that help
reading and understanding the expressions.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a>: The rule has a new property to allow empty blocks when
they contain a comment (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">allowCommentedBlocks</code>).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java Design</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#cyclomaticcomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CyclomaticComplexity</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">reportLevel</code> has been removed. The property was
deprecated since PMD 6.0.0. The report level can now be configured separated for classes and methods using
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">classReportLevel</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">methodReportLevel</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#immutablefield"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ImmutableField</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoredAnnotations</code> has been removed. The property was
deprecated since PMD 6.52.0.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#lawofdemeter"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LawOfDemeter</code></a>: The rule has a new property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">trustRadius</code>. This defines the maximum degree
of trusted data. The default of 1 is the most restrictive.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#npathcomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NPathComplexity</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">minimum</code> has been removed. It was deprecated since PMD 6.0.0.
Use the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">reportLevel</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#singularfield"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SingularField</code></a>: The properties <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">checkInnerClasses</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">disallowNotAssignment</code> have been removed.
The rule is now more precise and will check these cases properly.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#useutilityclass"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UseUtilityClass</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoredAnnotations</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java Documentation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_documentation.html#commentcontent"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CommentContent</code></a>: The properties <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">caseSensitive</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">disallowedTerms</code> are removed. The
new property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">forbiddenRegex</code> can be used now to define the disallowed terms with a single regular
expression.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_documentation.html#commentrequired"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CommentRequired</code></a>:
<ul>
<li>Overridden methods are now detected even without the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Override</code>
annotation. This is relevant for the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">methodWithOverrideCommentRequirement</code>.
See also <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3757">pull request #3757</a>.</li>
<li>Elements in annotation types are now detected as well. This might lead to an increased number of violations
for missing public method comments.</li>
<li>The deprecated property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">headerCommentRequirement</code> has been removed. Use the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">classCommentRequirement</code>
instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_documentation.html#commentsize"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CommentSize</code></a>: When determining the line-length of a comment, the leading comment
prefix markers (e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">*</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">//</code>) are ignored and don’t add up to the line-length.
See also <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4369">pull request #4369</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java Error Prone</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#avoidduplicateliterals"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AvoidDuplicateLiterals</code></a>: The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">exceptionfile</code> has been removed. The property was
deprecated since PMD 6.10.0. Use the property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">exceptionList</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#dontimportsun"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DontImportSun</code></a>: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">sun.misc.Signal</code> is not special-cased anymore.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#emptycatchblock"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyCatchBlock</code></a>: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CloneNotSupportedException</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">InterruptedException</code> are not
special-cased anymore. Rename the exception parameter to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignored</code> to ignore them.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#implicitswitchfallthrough"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ImplicitSwitchFallThrough</code></a>: Violations are now reported on the case statements
rather than on the switch statements. This is more accurate but might result in more violations now.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#nonserializableclass"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NonSerializableClass</code></a>: The deprecated property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prefix</code> has been removed
without replacement. In a serializable class all fields have to be serializable regardless of the name.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="deprecated-rules">Deprecated Rules</h3>
<p>In PMD 7.0.0, there are no deprecated rules.</p>
<h3 id="removed-rules">Removed Rules</h3>
<p>The following previously deprecated rules have been finally removed:</p>
<p><strong>Apex</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>performance.xml/AvoidSoqlInLoops <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_performance.html#operationwithlimitsinloop"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OperationWithLimitsInLoop</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/AvoidSoslInLoops <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_performance.html#operationwithlimitsinloop"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OperationWithLimitsInLoop</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/AvoidDmlStatementsInLoops <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_performance.html#operationwithlimitsinloop"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OperationWithLimitsInLoop</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/VariableNamingConventions <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#fieldnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FieldNamingConventions</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#formalparameternamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalParameterNamingConventions</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#localvariablenamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LocalVariableNamingConventions</code></a>,
or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#propertynamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PropertyNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>security.xml/ApexCSRF <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_errorprone.html#apexcsrf"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ApexCSRF</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>codestyle.xml/AbstractNaming <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#classnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ClassNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/AvoidFinalLocalVariable <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ not replaced</li>
<li>codestyle.xml/AvoidPrefixingMethodParameters <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#formalparameternamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalParameterNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/AvoidUsingShortType <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ not replaced</li>
<li>errorprone.xml/BadComparison <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#comparisonwithnan"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ComparisonWithNaN</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/BeanMembersShouldSerialize <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#nonserializableclass"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NonSerializableClass</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/BooleanInstantiation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#primitivewrapperinstantiation"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrimitiveWrapperInstantiation</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/ByteInstantiation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#primitivewrapperinstantiation"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrimitiveWrapperInstantiation</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/CloneThrowsCloneNotSupportedException <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ not replaced</li>
<li>errorprone.xml/DataflowAnomalyAnalysis <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#unusedassignment"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnusedAssignment</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/DefaultPackage <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#commentdefaultaccessmodifier"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CommentDefaultAccessModifier</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/DoNotCallSystemExit <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#donotterminatevm"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DoNotTerminateVM</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/DontImportJavaLang <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryimport"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryImport</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/DuplicateImports <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryimport"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryImport</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyFinallyBlock <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyIfStmt <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyInitializer <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyStatementBlock <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyStatementNotInLoop <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessarysemicolon"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessarySemicolon</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptySwitchStatements <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptySynchronizedBlock <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyTryBlock <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/EmptyWhileStmt <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#emptycontrolstatement"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyControlStatement</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/ExcessiveClassLength <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#ncsscount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssCount</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/ExcessiveMethodLength <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#ncsscount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssCount</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/ForLoopsMustUseBraces <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#controlstatementbraces"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ControlStatementBraces</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/IfElseStmtsMustUseBraces <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#controlstatementbraces"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ControlStatementBraces</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/IfStmtsMustUseBraces <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#controlstatementbraces"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ControlStatementBraces</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/ImportFromSamePackage <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryimport"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryImport</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/IntegerInstantiation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#primitivewrapperinstantiation"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrimitiveWrapperInstantiation</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/InvalidSlf4jMessageFormat <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#invalidlogmessageformat"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">InvalidLogMessageFormat</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/LoggerIsNotStaticFinal <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#properlogger"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ProperLogger</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/LongInstantiation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#primitivewrapperinstantiation"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrimitiveWrapperInstantiation</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/MIsLeadingVariableName <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#fieldnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FieldNamingConventions</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#formalparameternamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalParameterNamingConventions</code></a>,
or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#localvariablenamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LocalVariableNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/MissingBreakInSwitch <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#implicitswitchfallthrough"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ImplicitSwitchFallThrough</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/ModifiedCyclomaticComplexity <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#cyclomaticcomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CyclomaticComplexity</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/NcssConstructorCount <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#ncsscount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssCount</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/NcssMethodCount <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#ncsscount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssCount</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/NcssTypeCount <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#ncsscount"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NcssCount</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/PositionLiteralsFirstInCaseInsensitiveComparisons <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️
use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#literalsfirstincomparisons"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LiteralsFirstInComparisons</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/PositionLiteralsFirstInComparisons <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️
use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#literalsfirstincomparisons"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LiteralsFirstInComparisons</code></a></li>
<li>errorprone.xml/ReturnEmptyArrayRatherThanNull <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️
use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#returnemptycollectionratherthannull"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ReturnEmptyCollectionRatherThanNull</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/ShortInstantiation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#primitivewrapperinstantiation"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PrimitiveWrapperInstantiation</code></a></li>
<li>design.xml/SimplifyBooleanAssertion <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#simplifiabletestassertion"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SimplifiableTestAssertion</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/SimplifyStartsWith <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ not replaced</li>
<li>design.xml/StdCyclomaticComplexity <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_design.html#cyclomaticcomplexity"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CyclomaticComplexity</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/SuspiciousConstantFieldName <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#fieldnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FieldNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>performance.xml/UnnecessaryWrapperObjectCreation <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use the new rule <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryboxing"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryBoxing</code></a></li>
<li>multithreading.xml/UnsynchronizedStaticDateFormatter <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_multithreading.html#unsynchronizedstaticformatter"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnsynchronizedStaticFormatter</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/UnusedImports <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessaryimport"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">UnnecessaryImport</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/UseAssertEqualsInsteadOfAssertTrue <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#simplifiabletestassertion"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SimplifiableTestAssertion</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/UseAssertNullInsteadOfAssertEquals <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#simplifiabletestassertion"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SimplifiableTestAssertion</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/UseAssertSameInsteadOfAssertEquals <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#simplifiabletestassertion"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SimplifiableTestAssertion</code></a></li>
<li>bestpractices.xml/UseAssertTrueInsteadOfAssertEquals <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#simplifiabletestassertion"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SimplifiableTestAssertion</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/VariableNamingConventions <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#fieldnamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FieldNamingConventions</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#formalparameternamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalParameterNamingConventions</code></a>, or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#localvariablenamingconventions"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LocalVariableNamingConventions</code></a></li>
<li>codestyle.xml/WhileLoopsMustUseBraces <span style="font-size: small;">(deleted)</span> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#controlstatementbraces"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ControlStatementBraces</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="removed-rulesets">Removed rulesets</h3>
<p>The following previously deprecated rulesets have been removed. These were the left-over rulesets from PMD 5.
The rules have been moved into categories with PMD 6.</p>
<ul>
<li>rulesets/apex/apexunit.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/braces.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/complexity.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/empty.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/metrics.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/performance.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/securty.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/apex/style.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/android.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/clone.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/codesize.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/comments.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/controversial.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/coupling.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/design.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/empty.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/finalizers.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/imports.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/j2ee.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/javabeans.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/junit.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/logging-jakarta-commons.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/logging-java.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/metrics.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/migrating.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/migrating_to_13.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/migrating_to_14.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/migrating_to_15.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/migrating_to_junit4.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/naming.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/optimizations.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/strictexception.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/strings.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/sunsecure.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/typeresolution.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/unnecessary.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/ecmascript/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/ecmascript/braces.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/ecmascript/controversial.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/ecmascript/unnecessary.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/jsp/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/jsp/basic-jsf.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/plsql/codesize.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/plsql/dates.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/plsql/strictsyntax.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/plsql/TomKytesDespair.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/vf/security.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/vm/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/pom/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/xml/basic.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/xsl/xpath.xml</li>
<li>rulesets/releases/*</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="-compatibility-and-migration-notes">💥 Compatibility and Migration Notes</h2>
<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
<p><i class="fas fa-info-circle"></i> <b>Note:</b>
The full detailed documentation of the changes are available in the
<a href="pmd_userdocs_migrating_to_pmd7.html">Migration Guide for PMD 7</a></p>
</div>
<h3 id="for-endusers">For endusers</h3>
<ul>
<li>PMD 7 requires Java 8 or above to execute.</li>
<li>CLI changed: Custom scripts need to be updated (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh pmd ...</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd check ...</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh cpd ...</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd cpd ...</code>).</li>
<li>Java module revamped: Custom rules need to be updated.</li>
<li>Removed rules: Custom rulesets need to be reviewed. See above for a list of new and removed rules.</li>
<li>XPath 1.0 and 2.0 support is removed, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">violationSuppressXPath</code> now requires XPath 3.1: Custom rulesets need
to be reviewed.</li>
<li>Custom rules using rulechains: Need to override <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRule.html#buildTargetSelector()"><code>AbstractRule#buildTargetSelector</code></a>
using <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleTargetSelector.html#forTypes(java.lang.Class,java.lang.Class...)"><code>RuleTargetSelector#forTypes</code></a>.</li>
<li>
<p>The asset filenames of PMD on <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases">GitHub Releases</a> are
now <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-bin.zip</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-src.zip</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-doc.zip</code>.
Keep that in mind, if you have an automated download script.</p>
<p>The structure inside the ZIP files stay the same, e.g. we still provide inside the binary distribution
ZIP file the base directory <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-bin-&lt;version&gt;</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>For maven-pmd-plugin usage, see <a href="pmd_userdocs_tools_maven.html#using-pmd-7-with-maven-pmd-plugin">Using PMD 7 with maven-pmd-plugin</a>.</li>
<li>For gradle users, at least gradle 8.6 is required for PMD 7.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="for-integrators">For integrators</h3>
<ul>
<li>PMD 7 is a major release where many things have been moved or rewritten.</li>
<li>All integrators will require some level of change to adapt to the change in the API.</li>
<li>For more details look at the deprecations notes of the past PMD 6 releases. These are collected below
under <a href="#api-changes">API Changes</a>.</li>
<li>The PMD Ant tasks, which were previously in the module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-core</code> has been moved into its own module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-ant</code>,
which needs to be added explicitly now as an additional dependency.</li>
<li>The CLI classes have also been moved out of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-core</code> into its own module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-cli</code>. The old entry point, the
main class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#"><code>PMD</code></a> is gone.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="-api">🚨 API</h2>
<p>The API of PMD has been growing over the years and needed some cleanup. The goal is, to
have a clear separation between a well-defined API and the implementation, which is internal.
This should help us in future development.</p>
<p>This however entails some incompatibilities and deprecations.</p>
<p>See <a href="pmd_projectdocs_decisions_adr_3.html">ADR 3 - API evolution principles</a> and
<a href="#api-changes">API changes</a> below.</p>
<h3 id="small-changes-and-cleanups">Small Changes and cleanups</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1648">#1648</a>: [apex,vf] Remove CodeClimate dependency - <a href="https://github.com/rsoesemann">Robert Sösemann</a>
Properties “cc_categories”, “cc_remediation_points_multiplier”, “cc_block_highlighting” can no longer be overridden in rulesets.
They were deprecated without replacement.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The old GUI applications accessible through <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh designerold</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh bgastviewer</code>
(and corresponding Batch scripts) have been removed from the PMD distribution. Please use the newer rule designer
with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd designer</code>. The corresponding classes in packages <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java.net.sourceforge.pmd.util.viewer</code> and
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java.net.sourceforge.pmd.util.designer</code> have all been removed.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>All API related to XPath support has been moved to the package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath</code></a>.
This includes API that was previously dispersed over <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath</code>,
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule</code>, and various language-specific packages
(which were made internal).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The implementation of the Ant integration has been moved from the module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-core</code> to a new module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-ant</code>.
This involves classes in package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.ant</code></a>. The ant CPDTask class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.CPDTask</code>
has been moved into the same package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.ant</code></a>. You’ll need to update your taskdef entries in your
build.xml files with the FQCN <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/CPDTask.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.CPDTask</code></a> if you use it anywhere.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Utility classes in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util</code></a>, that have previously marked as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> have been finally
moved to an internal sub package and are now longer available.
This includes ClasspathClassLoader, FileFinder, FileUtil, and IOUtil.</p>
</li>
<li>The following utility classes in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util</code></a> are now considered public API:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/AssertionUtil.html#"><code>AssertionUtil</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/CollectionUtil.html#"><code>CollectionUtil</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/ContextedAssertionError.html#"><code>ContextedAssertionError</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/ContextedStackOverflowError.html#"><code>ContextedStackOverflowError</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/GraphUtil.html#"><code>GraphUtil</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/IteratorUtil.html#"><code>IteratorUtil</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/StringUtil.html#"><code>StringUtil</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Moved the two classes <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/AntlrCpdLexer.html#"><code>AntlrCpdLexer</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/JavaccCpdLexer.html#"><code>JavaccCpdLexer</code></a> from
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">internal</code> package into package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.impl</code></a>. These two classes are part of the API and
are base classes for CPD language implementations. Since 7.0.0-rc2.
Note: These two classes have been previously called “AntlrTokenizer” and “JavaCCTokenizer”.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AntlrBaseRule</code> is gone in favor of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractVisitorRule.html#"><code>AbstractVisitorRule</code></a>. Since 7.0.0-rc2.</li>
<li>The classes <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.kotlin.ast.KotlinInnerNode</code> and
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.swift.ast.SwiftInnerNode</code> are package-private now. Since 7.0.0-rc2.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="xpath-31-support">XPath 3.1 support</h3>
<p>Support for XPath versions 1.0, 1.0-compatibility, 2.0 was removed. The default
(and only) supported XPath version is now XPath 3.1. This version of the XPath language is mostly identical to
XPath 2.0.</p>
<p>Notable changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The deprecated support for sequence-valued attributes is removed. Sequence-valued properties are still supported.</li>
<li>Refer to <a href="https://www.saxonica.com/html/documentation/expressions/xpath31new.html">the Saxonica documentation</a> for
an introduction to new features in XPath 3.1.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="node-stream-api-for-ast-traversal">Node stream API for AST traversal</h3>
<p>This version includes a powerful API to navigate trees, similar in usage to the Java 8 Stream API:</p>
<div class="language-java highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="n">node</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">descendants</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">ASTMethodCall</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">)</span>
<span class="o">.</span><span class="na">filter</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">m</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="s">"toString"</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">equals</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">m</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">getMethodName</span><span class="o">()))</span>
<span class="o">.</span><span class="na">map</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">m</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="n">m</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">getQualifier</span><span class="o">())</span>
<span class="o">.</span><span class="na">filter</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">q</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nc">TypeTestUtil</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">isA</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">String</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">class</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="n">q</span><span class="o">))</span>
<span class="o">.</span><span class="na">foreach</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">System</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">out</span><span class="o">::</span><span class="n">println</span><span class="o">);</span>
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>A pipeline like shown here traverses the tree lazily, which is more efficient than traversing eagerly to put all
descendants in a list. It is also much easier to change than the old imperative way.</p>
<p>To make this API as accessible as possible, the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a> interface has been fitted with new
methods producing node streams. Those methods replace previous tree traversal methods like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Node#findDescendantsOfType</code>.
In all cases, they should be more efficient and more convenient.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/NodeStream.html#"><code>NodeStream</code></a> for more details.</p>
<p>Contributors: <a href="https://github.com/oowekyala">Clément Fournier</a> (@oowekyala)</p>
<h3 id="metrics-framework">Metrics framework</h3>
<p>The metrics framework has been made simpler and more general.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The metric interface takes an additional type parameter, representing the result type of the metric. This is
usually <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Integer</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Double</code>. It avoids widening the result to a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">double</code> just to narrow it down.</p>
<p>This makes it so, that <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Double.NaN</code> is not an appropriate sentinel value to represent “not supported” anymore.
Instead, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">computeFor</code> may return <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code> in that case (or a garbage value). The value <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code> may have caused
problems with the narrowing casts, which through unboxing, might have thrown an NPE. But when we deprecated
the language-specific metrics façades to replace them with the generic <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/MetricsUtil.html#"><code>MetricsUtil</code></a>,
we took care of making
the new methods throw an exception if the metric cannot be computed on the parameter. This forces you to guard
calls to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/MetricsUtil.html#computeMetric(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.metrics.Metric,N)"><code>MetricsUtil#computeMetric</code></a> (and other overloads)
with something like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">if (metric.supports(node))</code>. If you’re following
this pattern, then you won’t observe the undefined behavior.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MetricKey</code> interface is not so useful and has been merged into the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/Metric.html#"><code>Metric</code></a>
interface and removed. So the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/Metric.html#"><code>Metric</code></a> interface has the new method
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/Metric.html#displayName()"><code>displayName</code></a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The framework is not tied to at most 2 node types per language anymore. Previously those were nodes for
classes and for methods/constructors. Instead, many metrics support more node types. For example, NCSS can
be computed on any code block.</p>
<p>For that reason, keeping around a hard distinction between “class metrics” and “operation metrics” is not
useful. So in the Java framework for example, we removed the interfaces <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavaClassMetric</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavaOperationMetric</code>,
abstract classes for those, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavaClassMetricKey</code>, and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavaOperationMetricKey</code>. Metric constants are now all
inside the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/metrics/JavaMetrics.html#"><code>JavaMetrics</code></a> utility class. The same was done in the Apex framework.</p>
<p>We don’t really need abstract classes for metrics now. So <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AbstractMetric</code> is also removed from pmd-core.
There is a factory method on the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/Metric.html#"><code>Metric</code></a> interface to create a metric easily.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>This makes it so, that <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/LanguageMetricsProvider.html#"><code>LanguageMetricsProvider</code></a> does not need type parameters.
It can just return a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Set&lt;Metric&lt;?, ?&gt;&gt;</code> to list available metrics.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/Signature.html#"><code>Signature</code></a>s, their implementations, and the interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SignedNode</code> have been
removed. Node streams allow replacing their usages very easily.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="testing-framework">Testing framework</h3>
<ul>
<li>PMD 7 has been upgraded to use JUnit 5 only. That means, that JUnit4 related classes have been removed, namely
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.PMDTestRunner</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.RuleTestRunner</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.TestDescriptor</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Rule tests, that use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/SimpleAggregatorTst.html#"><code>SimpleAggregatorTst</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/PmdRuleTst.html#"><code>PmdRuleTst</code></a> work as before without change, but use
now JUnit5 under the hood. If you added additional JUnit4 tests to your rule test classes, then you’ll
need to upgrade them to use JUnit5.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="language-lifecycle-and-language-properties">Language Lifecycle and Language Properties</h3>
<ul>
<li>Language modules now provide a proper lifecycle and can store global information. This enables the implementation
of multifile analysis.</li>
<li>Language modules can define <a href="pmd_languages_configuration.html">custom language properties</a>
which can be set via environment variables. This allows to add and use language specific configuration options
without the need to change pmd-core.</li>
</ul>
<p>The documentation page has been updated:
<a href="pmd_devdocs_major_adding_new_language_javacc.html">Adding a new language with JavaCC</a>
and <a href="pmd_devdocs_major_adding_new_language_antlr.html">Adding a new language with ANTLR</a></p>
<p>Related issue: <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3782">[core] Language lifecycle (#3782)</a></p>
<h3 id="rule-properties">Rule properties</h3>
<ul>
<li>The old deprecated classes like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">IntProperty</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">StringProperty</code> have been removed. Please use
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#"><code>PropertyFactory</code></a> to create properties.</li>
<li>All properties which accept multiple values now use a comma (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">,</code>) as a delimiter. The previous default was a
pipe character (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">|</code>). The delimiter is not configurable anymore. If needed, the comma can be escaped
with a backslash.</li>
<li>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">min</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">max</code> attributes in property definitions in the XML are now optional and can appear separately
or be omitted.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="new-programmatic-api-for-cpd">New Programmatic API for CPD</h3>
<p>This release introduces a new programmatic API to replace the old class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPD.html#"><code>CPD</code></a>. The new API uses a similar model to
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PmdAnalysis.html#"><code>PmdAnalysis</code></a> and is called <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdAnalysis.html#"><code>CpdAnalysis</code></a>. Programmatic execution of CPD should now be
done with a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#"><code>CPDConfiguration</code></a> and a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdAnalysis.html#"><code>CpdAnalysis</code></a>, for instance:</p>
<div class="language-java highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="nc">CPDConfiguration</span> <span class="n">config</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">new</span> <span class="nc">CPDConfiguration</span><span class="o">();</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setMinimumTileSize</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mi">100</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setOnlyRecognizeLanguage</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">getLanguageRegistry</span><span class="o">().</span><span class="na">getLanguageById</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"java"</span><span class="o">));</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setSourceEncoding</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">StandardCharsets</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">UTF_8</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">addInputPath</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">Path</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">of</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"src/main/java"</span><span class="o">)</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setIgnoreAnnotations</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="kc">true</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setIgnoreLiterals</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="kc">false</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">setRendererName</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"text"</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="k">try</span> <span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">CpdAnalysis</span> <span class="n">cpd</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nc">CpdAnalysis</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">create</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">config</span><span class="o">))</span> <span class="o">{</span>
<span class="c1">// note: don't use `config` once a CpdAnalysis has been created.</span>
<span class="c1">// optional: add more files</span>
<span class="n">cpd</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">files</span><span class="o">().</span><span class="na">addFile</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="nc">Paths</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">get</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"src"</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="s">"main"</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="s">"more-java"</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="s">"ExtraSource.java"</span><span class="o">));</span>
<span class="n">cpd</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">performAnalysis</span><span class="o">();</span>
<span class="o">}</span>
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>CPD can of course still be called via command line or using the module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-cli</code>. But for tight integration
this new programmatic API is recommended.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4397">PR #4397</a> for details.</p>
<h3 id="api-changes">API changes</h3>
<h4 id="700">7.0.0</h4>
<p>These are the changes between 7.0.0-rc4 and final 7.0.0.</p>
<p><strong>pmd-java</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Support for Java 20 preview language features have been removed. The version “20-preview” is no longer available.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPattern.html#"><code>ASTPattern</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordPattern.html#"><code>ASTRecordPattern</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypePattern.html#"><code>ASTTypePattern</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTUnnamedPattern.html#"><code>ASTUnnamedPattern</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getParenthesisDepth()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTemplateFragment.html#"><code>ASTTemplateFragment</code></a>: To get the content of the template, use now
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTemplateFragment.html#getContent()"><code>getContent</code></a> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Content</code> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Image</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTUnnamedPattern.html#"><code>ASTUnnamedPattern</code></a> is not experimental anymore. The language feature
has been standardized with Java 22.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>New API</strong></p>
<p>The API around <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/treeexport/TreeRenderer.html#"><code>TreeRenderer</code></a> has been declared as stable. It was previously
experimental. It can be used via the CLI subcommand <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ast-dump</code> or programmatically, as described
on <a href="pmd_userdocs_extending_ast_dump.html">Creating XML dump of the AST</a>.</p>
<p><strong>General AST Changes to avoid <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Image</code></strong></p>
<p>See <a href="pmd_userdocs_migrating_to_pmd7.html#general-ast-changes-to-avoid-image">General AST Changes to avoid @Image</a>
in the migration guide for details.</p>
<p><strong>XPath Rules</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">version</code> was already deprecated and has finally been removed. Please don’t define the version
property anymore in your custom XPath rules. By default, the latest XPath version will be used, which
is XPath 3.1.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Moved classes/consolidated packages</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li>Many types have been moved from the base package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd</code> into subpackage <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/Rule.html#"><code>Rule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RulePriority.html#"><code>RulePriority</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSet.html#"><code>RuleSet</code></a></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleSetFactory</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoader.html#"><code>RuleSetLoader</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoadException.html#"><code>RuleSetLoadException</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetWriter.html#"><code>RuleSetWriter</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Many types have been moved from the base package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd</code> into subpackage <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#"><code>Report</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleContext.html#"><code>RuleContext</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/ViolationSuppressor.html#"><code>ViolationSuppressor</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/XPathRule.html#"><code>XPathRule</code></a> has been moved into subpackage <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-html
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.html.ast.HtmlCpdLexer</code> moved into package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cpd</code>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-html/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/html/cpd/HtmlCpdLexer.html#"><code>HtmlCpdLexer</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-lang-test: All types have been moved under the new base package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lang-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/test/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.test</code></a>:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lang-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/test/AbstractMetricTestRule.html#"><code>AbstractMetricTestRule</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.test.AbstractMetricTestRule</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lang-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/test/BaseTextComparisonTest.html#"><code>BaseTextComparisonTest</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.test.BaseTextComparisonTest</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lang-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/test/cpd/CpdTextComparisonTest.html#"><code>CpdTextComparisonTest</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.test.CpdTextComparisonTest</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lang-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/test/ast/BaseTreeDumpTest.html#"><code>BaseTreeDumpTest</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.test.BaseTreeDumpTest</code>)</li>
<li>And many other types have been moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.test</code> to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.test</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-scala
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/cpd/ScalaCpdLexer.html#"><code>ScalaCpdLexer</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.scala.cpd.ScalaCpdLexer</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/cpd/ScalaTokenAdapter.html#"><code>ScalaTokenAdapter</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.scala.cpd.ScalaTokenAdapter</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-test
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/lang/rule/AbstractRuleSetFactoryTest.html#"><code>AbstractRuleSetFactoryTest</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.AbstractRuleSetFactoryTest</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/AbstractAntTestHelper.html#"><code>AbstractAntTestHelper</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.AbstractAntTestHelper</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/AbstractLanguageVersionTest.html#"><code>AbstractLanguageVersionTest</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.AbstractLanguageVersionTest</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/PmdRuleTst.html#"><code>PmdRuleTst</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.PmdRuleTst</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/RuleTst.html#"><code>RuleTst</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.RuleTst</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/SimpleAggregatorTst.html#"><code>SimpleAggregatorTst</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.SimpleAggregatorTst</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-xml
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/pom/PomLanguageModule.html#"><code>PomLanguageModule</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.pom.PomLanguageModule</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/wsdl/WsdlLanguageModule.html#"><code>WsdlLanguageModule</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.wsdl.WsdlLanguageModule</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/xsl/XslLanguageModule.html#"><code>XslLanguageModule</code></a> (moved from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.xsl.XslLanguageModule</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-visualforce
<ul>
<li>The package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.visualforce</code></a>.</li>
<li>The language id of visualforce has been changed to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">visualforce</code> (it was previously just “vf”)</li>
<li>The ruleset changed: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/vf/security.xml</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/visualforce/security.xml</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-velocity (renamed from pmd-vm)
<ul>
<li>The package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.velocity</code></a>.</li>
<li>The language id of the Velocity module has been changed to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">velocity</code> (it was previously just “vm”)</li>
<li>The rulesets changed: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/vm/...</code> ➡️ <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">category/velocity/...</code></li>
<li>Many classes used the prefix <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Vm</code>, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">VmLanguageModule</code>. This has been changed to be <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Vtl</code>:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/VtlLanguageModule.html#"><code>VtlLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlNode.html#"><code>VtlNode</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlParser.html#"><code>VtlParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/cpd/VtlCpdLexer.html#"><code>VtlCpdLexer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/rule/AbstractVtlRule.html#"><code>AbstractVtlRule</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internalized classes and interfaces and methods</strong></p>
<p>The following classes/methods have been marked as @<!-- -->InternalApi before and are now moved into a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">internal</code>
package or made (package) private and are <em>not accessible</em> anymore.</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.AbstractAnalysisCache</code> (moved to internal, now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.AnalysisCache</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.AnalysisCacheListener</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.AnalysisResult</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.CachedRuleMapper</code> (moved to internal, now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.CachedRuleViolation</code> (moved to internal, now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.ChecksumAware</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.FileAnalysisCache</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cache.NoopAnalysisCache</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.ResourceLoader</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Tokens.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Tokens</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Constructor is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageProcessor.AnalysisTask.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguageProcessor.AnalysisTask</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Constructor is now package private.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">withFiles(java.util.List)</code> is now package private. Note: it was not previously marked with @<!-- -->InternalApi.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleTargetSelector.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleTargetSelector</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isRuleChain()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/AbstractAccumulatingRenderer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.renderers.AbstractAccumulatingRenderer</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/AbstractAccumulatingRenderer.html#renderFileReport(net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.Report)"><code>renderFileReport</code></a> - this method is now final
and can’t be overridden anymore.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.Report</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Constructor as well as the methods <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addRuleViolation</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addConfigError</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addError</code> are now private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleContext.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.RuleContext</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getRule()</code> is now package private.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">create(FileAnalysisListener listener, Rule rule)</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.rules.RuleFactory</code>: moved into subpackage <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">lang.rule</code> and made package private.
It has now been hidden completely from public API.</li>
<li>Many types have been moved from into subpackage <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">lang.rule.internal</code>.
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetReference</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetReferenceId</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSets</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.ParametricRuleViolation</code> is now package private and moved to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.ParametricRuleViolation</code>.
The only public API is <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSet.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleSet</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">applies(Rule,LanguageVersion)</code> is now package private.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">applies(TextFile)</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">applies(FileId)</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoader.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleSetLoader</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">loadRuleSetsWithoutException(java.util.List)</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoadException.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleSetLoadException</code></a>
<ul>
<li>All constructors are package private now.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/LexException.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.LexException</code></a> - the constructor <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">LexException(boolean, String, int, int, String, char)</code> is now package private.
It is only used by JavaCC-generated token managers.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDConfiguration</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setAnalysisCache(AnalysisCache)</code> is now package private. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setAnalysisCacheLocation(java.lang.String)"><code>setAnalysisCacheLocation</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAnalysisCache()</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document.FileCollector</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">newCollector(LanguageVersionDiscoverer, PmdReporter)</code> is now package private.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">newCollector(PmdReporter)</code> is now package private.</li>
<li>In order to create a FileCollector, use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PmdAnalysis.html#files()"><code>files</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/Attribute.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath.Attribute</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">replacementIfDeprecated()</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyTypeId</code> - moved in subpackage <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">internal</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptor</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getTypeId()</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-doc
<ul>
<li>The whole maven module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-doc</code> is now considered internal API even though it was not declared so before.
It’s used to generate the rule documentation for the built-in rules.</li>
<li>All the classes have been moved into package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.doc.internal</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-ant
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/Formatter.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.Formatter</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getRenderer()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">start(String)</code> is private now.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">end(Report)</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isNoOutputSupplied()</code> is now package private.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">newListener(Project)</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/PMDTask.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getRelativizeRoots()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.ReportException</code> is now package private. Note: It was not marked with @<!-- -->InternalApi before.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ApexNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed. It was only deprecated before and not marked with @<!-- -->InternalApi.
However, it gave access to the wrapped Jorje node and was thus internal API.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.AbstractApexNode</code>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/multifile/ApexMultifileAnalysis.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.multifile.ApexMultifileAnalysis</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Constructor is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.design.AbstractNcssCountRule</code> (now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.AbstractApexUnitTestRule</code> (moved to package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.apex.rule.bestpractices</code>, now package private)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractIgnoredAnnotationRule</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.types.ast.LazyTypeResolver</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/JMethodSig.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.types.JMethodSig</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">internalApi()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/TypeOps.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.types.TypeOps</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSameTypeInInference(JTypeMirror,JTypeMirror)</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-jsp
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/JspParser.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast.JspParser</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getTokenBehavior()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-modelica
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/ast/InternalApiBridge.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.ast.InternalApiBridge</code></a> renamed from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">InternalModelicaNodeApi</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/resolver/InternalApiBridge.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.resolver.InternalApiBridge</code></a> renamed from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">InternalModelicaResolverApi</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.resolver.ModelicaSymbolFacade</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.resolver.ResolutionContext</code> (moved to internal)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.resolver.ResolutionState</code> (moved to internal). Note: it was not previously marked with @<!-- -->InternalApi.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.resolver.Watchdog</code> (moved to internal). Note: it was not previously marked with @<!-- -->InternalApi.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-plsql
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.rule.design.AbstractNcssCountRule</code> is now package private.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-scala
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ScalaLanguageModule.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.scala.ScalaLanguageModule</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dialectOf(LanguageVersion)</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Removed classes and members (previously deprecated)</strong></p>
<p>The annotation <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@DeprecatedUntil700</code> has been removed.</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdLanguageProperties.html#"><code>CpdLanguageProperties</code></a>. The field <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DEFAULT_SKIP_BLOCKS_PATTERN</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/impl/antlr4/BaseAntlrNode.html#"><code>BaseAntlrNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">joinTokenText()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a> - many methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNthParent(int)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#ancestors()"><code>ancestors</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.ancestors().get(n-1)</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getFirstParentOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#ancestors(java.lang.Class)"><code>ancestors</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.ancestors(parentType).first()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getParentsOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#ancestors(java.lang.Class)"><code>ancestors</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.ancestors(parentType).toList()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findChildrenOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#children(java.lang.Class)"><code>children</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.children(childType).toList()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findDescendantsOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#descendants(java.lang.Class)"><code>descendants</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.descendants(targetType).toList()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findDescendantsOfType(Class,boolean)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#descendants(java.lang.Class)"><code>descendants</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.descendants(targetType).crossFindBoundaries(b).toList()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getFirstChildOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#firstChild(java.lang.Class)"><code>firstChild</code></a> instead</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getFirstDescendantOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#descendants(java.lang.Class)"><code>descendants</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.descendants(targetType).first()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasDescendantOfType(Class)</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#descendants(java.lang.Class)"><code>descendants</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.descendants(targetType).nonEmpty()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findChildNodesWithXPath(String)</code> - Use the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/NodeStream.html#"><code>NodeStream</code></a> API instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/impl/GenericNode.html#"><code>GenericNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNthParent(int)</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#ancestors()"><code>ancestors</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node.ancestors().get(n-1)</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#"><code>FileCollector</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addZipFile(java.nio.file.Path)</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#addZipFileWithContent(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>addZipFileWithContent</code></a> instead</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextDocument.html#"><code>TextDocument</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">readOnlyString(CharSequence,String,LanguageVersion)</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextDocument.html#readOnlyString(java.lang.CharSequence,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document.FileId,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguageVersion)"><code>readOnlyString</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#"><code>TextFile</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dataSourceCompat(DataSource,PMDConfiguration)</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#"><code>TextFile</code></a> directly, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#forPath(java.nio.file.Path,java.nio.charset.Charset,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguageVersion)"><code>forPath</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/XPathVersion.html#"><code>XPathVersion</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">XPATH_1_0</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">XPATH_1_0_COMPATIBILITY</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">XPATH_2_0</code></li>
<li>Only XPath version 3.1 is now supported. This version of the XPath language is mostly identical to
XPath 2.0. XPath rules by default use now <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/XPathVersion.html#XPATH_3_1"><code>XPATH_3_1</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.AbstractDelegateRule</code> removed. It has been merged with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#"><code>RuleReference</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRule.html#"><code>AbstractRule</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">deepCopyValuesTo(AbstractRule)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRule.html#deepCopy()"><code>deepCopy</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addRuleChainVisit(Class)</code> - override <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRule.html#buildTargetSelector()"><code>buildTargetSelector</code></a> in order to register nodes for rule chain visits.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addViolation(...)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleContext.html#addViolation(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node)"><code>addViolation</code></a> instead, e.g. via <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">asCtx(data).addViolation(...)</code>.
Note: These methods were only marked as deprecated in javadoc.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addViolationWithMessage(...)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleContext.html#addViolationWithMessage(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node,java.lang.String)"><code>addViolationWithMessage</code></a> instead, e.g. via
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">asCtx(data).addViolationWithMessage(...)</code>. Note: These methods were only marked as deprecated in javadoc.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#"><code>RuleReference</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setRuleSetReference(RuleSetReference)</code> - without replacement. Just construct new <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#"><code>RuleReference</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasOverriddenProperty(PropertyDescriptor)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#isPropertyOverridden(net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptor)"><code>isPropertyOverridden</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/XPathRule.html#"><code>XPathRule</code></a>
<ul>
<li>The constant <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">XPATH_DESCRIPTOR</code> has been made private and is not accessible anymore.</li>
<li>The default constructor has been made package-private and is not accessible anymore.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#"><code>Language</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getTerseName()</code> removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#getId()"><code>getId</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageModuleBase.html#"><code>LanguageModuleBase</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getTerseName()</code> removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageModuleBase.html#getId()"><code>getId</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#"><code>LanguageRegistry</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getLanguage(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#getLanguageByFullName(java.lang.String)"><code>getLanguageByFullName</code></a>
via <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#PMD"><code>PMD</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#CPD"><code>CPD</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findLanguageByTerseName(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#getLanguageById(java.lang.String)"><code>getLanguageById</code></a>
via <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#PMD"><code>PMD</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#CPD"><code>CPD</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">findByExtension(String)</code> - removed without replacement.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionDiscoverer.html#"><code>LanguageVersionDiscoverer</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getLanguagesForFile(java.io.File)</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionDiscoverer.html#getLanguagesForFile(java.lang.String)"><code>getLanguagesForFile</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#"><code>AbstractPropertySource</code></a>
<ul>
<li>field <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">propertyDescriptors</code> has been made private and is not accessible anymore.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getPropertyDescriptors()"><code>getPropertyDescriptors</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>field <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">propertyValuesByDescriptor</code> has been made private and is not accessible anymore.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor()"><code>getPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor</code></a>
or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getOverriddenPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor()"><code>getOverriddenPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">copyPropertyDescriptors()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getPropertyDescriptors()"><code>getPropertyDescriptors</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">copyPropertyValues()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor()"><code>getPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor</code></a>
or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#getOverriddenPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor()"><code>getOverriddenPropertiesByPropertyDescriptor</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Reportable.html#"><code>Reportable</code></a> - the following methods have been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Reportable.html#getReportLocation()"><code>getReportLocation</code></a> instead
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getBeginLine()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getBeginColumn()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getEndLine()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getEndColumn()</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource.DataSource</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#"><code>TextFile</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource.FileDataSource</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource.ReaderDataSource</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource.ZipDataSource</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/CollectionUtil.html#"><code>CollectionUtil</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">invertedMapFrom(...)</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mapFrom(...)</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#"><code>AbstractConfiguration</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setIgnoreFilePath(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setIgnoreFilePath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>setIgnoreFilePath</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setInputFilePath(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setInputFilePath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>setInputFilePath</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setInputPaths(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setInputPathList(java.util.List)"><code>setInputPathList</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#addInputPath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>addInputPath</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setInputUri(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setInputUri(java.net.URI)"><code>setInputUri</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#"><code>PMDConfiguration</code></a> - the following methods have been removed
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prependClasspath(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#prependAuxClasspath(java.lang.String)"><code>prependAuxClasspath</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getRuleSets()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getRuleSetPaths()"><code>getRuleSetPaths</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setRuleSets(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setRuleSets(java.util.List)"><code>setRuleSets</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#addRuleSet(java.lang.String)"><code>addRuleSet</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setReportFile(String)</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setReportFile(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>setReportFile</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getReportFile()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getReportFilePath()"><code>getReportFilePath</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#"><code>Report</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">merge(Report)</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#union(net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.Report)"><code>union</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoader.html#"><code>RuleSetLoader</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">toFactory()</code> has been made package private and is not accessible anymore.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getPackageName()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#getAdditionalInfo()"><code>getAdditionalInfo</code></a> with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#PACKAGE_NAME"><code>PACKAGE_NAME</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAdditionalInfo().get(PACKAGE_NAME)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getClassName()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#getAdditionalInfo()"><code>getAdditionalInfo</code></a> with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#CLASS_NAME"><code>CLASS_NAME</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAdditionalInfo().get(CLASS_NAME)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getMethodName()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#getAdditionalInfo()"><code>getAdditionalInfo</code></a> with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#METHOD_NAME"><code>METHOD_NAME</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAdditionalInfo().get(METHOD_NAME)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVariableName()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#getAdditionalInfo()"><code>getAdditionalInfo</code></a> with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#VARIABLE_NAME"><code>VARIABLE_NAME</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAdditionalInfo().get(VARIABLE_NAME)</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>ApexNode</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTApexFile.html#"><code>ASTApexFile</code></a>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getApexVersion()</code>: In PMD 6, this method has been deprecated but was defined in the class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ApexRootNode</code>.
The version returned is always “Version.CURRENT”, as the apex compiler integration
doesn’t use additional information which Apex version actually is used. Therefore, this method can’t be
used to determine the Apex version of the project that is being analyzed.</p>
<p>If the current version is needed, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Node.getTextDocument().getLanguageVersion()</code> can be used. This
is the version that has been selected via CLI <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--use-version</code> parameter.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>ApexNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed. The underlying node is only available in AST nodes, but not in rule implementations.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AbstractApexNode.html#"><code>AbstractApexNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> is now package private.
AST nodes still have access to the underlying Jorje node via the protected property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ApexParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexVisitor.html#"><code>ApexVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexVisitorBase.html#"><code>ApexVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ApexParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTAssignmentExpression.html#"><code>ASTAssignmentExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTAssignmentExpression.html#getOp()"><code>getOp</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBinaryExpression.html#"><code>ASTBinaryExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBinaryExpression.html#getOp()"><code>getOp</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBooleanExpression.html#"><code>ASTBooleanExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBooleanExpression.html#getOp()"><code>getOp</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPostfixExpression.html#"><code>ASTPostfixExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPostfixExpression.html#getOp()"><code>getOp</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPrefixExpression.html#"><code>ASTPrefixExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPrefixExpression.html#getOp()"><code>getOp</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.security.Helper</code> removed. This was actually internal API.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/AbstractPackageNameModuleDirective.html#"><code>AbstractPackageNameModuleDirective</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/AbstractPackageNameModuleDirective.html#getPackageName()"><code>getPackageName</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AbstractTypeDeclaration</code> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.
Use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getSimpleName()</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnnotation.html#"><code>ASTAnnotation</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getAnnotationName()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassType.html#"><code>ASTClassType</code></a>
<ul>
<li>constructor <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTClassType(java.lang.String)</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isReferenceToClassSameCompilationUnit()</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFieldDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTFieldDeclaration</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVariableName()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLiteral.html#"><code>ASTLiteral</code></a> - the following methods have been removed:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isStringLiteral()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTStringLiteral</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isCharLiteral()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTCharLiteral</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isNullLiteral()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTNullLiteral</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isBooleanLiteral()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTBooleanLiteral</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isNumericLiteral()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTNumericLiteral</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isIntLiteral()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTNumericLiteral.html#isIntLiteral()"><code>isIntLiteral</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isLongLiteral()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTNumericLiteral.html#isLongLiteral()"><code>isLongLiteral</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isFloatLiteral()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTNumericLiteral.html#isFloatLiteral()"><code>isFloatLiteral</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isDoubleLiteral()</code> - use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTNumericLiteral.html#isDoubleLiteral()"><code>isDoubleLiteral</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTMethodDeclaration</code></a> - methods <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getMethodName()</code> have been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#getName()"><code>getName</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodReference.html#"><code>ASTMethodReference</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTModuleName.html#"><code>ASTModuleName</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPrimitiveType.html#"><code>ASTPrimitiveType</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTType.html#"><code>ASTType</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getTypeImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getArrayDepth()</code> has been removed. It’s only available for arrays: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTArrayType.html#getArrayDepth()"><code>getArrayDepth</code></a>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPrimitiveType()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTPrimitiveType</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isArrayType()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTArrayType</code> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isClassOrInterfaceType()</code> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node instanceof ASTClassType</code> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypeDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTTypeDeclaration</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTUnaryExpression.html#"><code>ASTUnaryExpression</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPrefix()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTUnaryExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>getOperator</code></a><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.isPrefix()</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableId.html#"><code>ASTVariableId</code></a> - methods <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVariableName()</code> have been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableId.html#getName()"><code>getName</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaComment.html#"><code>JavaComment</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getImage()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaComment.html#getText()"><code>getText</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaNode.html#"><code>JavaNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaVisitor.html#"><code>JavaVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaVisitorBase.html#"><code>JavaVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JavaParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#"><code>ModifierOwner</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isFinal()</code> - This is still available in various subtypes, where it makes sense, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.html#isFinal()"><code>isFinal</code></a>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isAbstract()</code> - This is still available in subtypes, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypeDeclaration.html#isAbstract()"><code>isAbstract</code></a>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isStrictfp()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasModifiers(STRICTFP)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSynchronized()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasModifiers(SYNCHRONIZED)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isNative()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasModifiers(NATIVE)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isStatic()</code> - This is still available in subtypes, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#isStatic()"><code>isStatic</code></a>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isVolatile()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasModifiers(VOLATILE)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isTransient()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasModifiers(TRANSIENT)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPrivate()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#getVisibility()"><code>getVisibility</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVisibility() == Visibility.V_PRIVATE</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPublic()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#getVisibility()"><code>getVisibility</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVisibility() == Visibility.V_PUBLIC</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isProtected()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#getVisibility()"><code>getVisibility</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVisibility() == Visibility.V_PROTECTED</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPackagePrivate()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#getVisibility()"><code>getVisibility</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVisibility() == Visibility.V_PACKAGE</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSyntacticallyAbstract()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasExplicitModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasExplicitModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasExplicitModifiers(ABSTRACT)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSyntacticallyPublic()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasExplicitModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasExplicitModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasExplicitModifiers(PUBLIC)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSyntacticallyStatic()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasExplicitModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasExplicitModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasExplicitModifiers(STATIC)</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSyntacticallyFinal()</code> - Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasExplicitModifiers(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.JModifier...)"><code>hasExplicitModifiers</code></a> instead, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasExplicitModifiers(FINAL)</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/TypeNode.html#"><code>TypeNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getType()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/TypeNode.html#getTypeMirror()"><code>getTypeMirror</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-javascript
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/AbstractEcmascriptNode.html#"><code>AbstractEcmascriptNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed.
AST nodes still have access to the underlying Rhino node via the protected property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/ASTFunctionNode.html#"><code>ASTFunctionNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getBody(int)</code> removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/ASTFunctionNode.html#getBody()"><code>getBody</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/ASTTryStatement.html#"><code>ASTTryStatement</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isCatch()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/ASTTryStatement.html#hasCatch()"><code>hasCatch</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isFinally()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/ASTTryStatement.html#hasFinally()"><code>hasFinally</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/EcmascriptNode.html#"><code>EcmascriptNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed. The underlying node is only available in AST nodes, but not in rule implementations.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.ast.EcmascriptParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/EcmascriptVisitor.html#"><code>EcmascriptVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/EcmascriptVisitorBase.html#"><code>EcmascriptVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.ast.EcmascriptParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-jsp
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast.JspParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/JspVisitor.html#"><code>JspVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/JspVisitorBase.html#"><code>JspVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast.JspParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/JspNode.html#"><code>JspNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-modelica
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.ast.ModelicaParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/ast/ModelicaVisitor.html#"><code>ModelicaVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/ast/ModelicaVisitorBase.html#"><code>ModelicaVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.ast.ModelicaParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/ast/ModelicaNode.html#"><code>ModelicaNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.rule.AmbiguousResolutionRule</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/rule/bestpractices/AmbiguousResolutionRule.html#"><code>AmbiguousResolutionRule</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.rule.ConnectUsingNonConnector</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/rule/bestpractices/ConnectUsingNonConnectorRule.html#"><code>ConnectUsingNonConnectorRule</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-plsql
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.ast.PLSQLParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/PlsqlVisitor.html#"><code>PlsqlVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/PlsqlVisitorBase.html#"><code>PlsqlVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.ast.PLSQLParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/PLSQLNode.html#"><code>PLSQLNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-scala
<ul>
<li>The maven module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-scala</code> has been removed. Use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-scala_2.13</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-scala_2.12</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/ScalaNode.html#"><code>ScalaNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">accept()</code> has been removed. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>Method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed. The underlying node is only available in AST nodes, but not in rule implementations.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AbstractScalaNode</code> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNode()</code> has been removed. AST nodes still have access
to the underlying Scala node via the protected property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">node</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-visualforce
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/ast/VfNode.html#"><code>VfNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.VfParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/ast/VfVisitor.html#"><code>VfVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/ast/VfVisitorBase.html#"><code>VfVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.VfParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/DataType.html#"><code>DataType</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">fromBasicType(BasicType)</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/DataType.html#fromTypeName(java.lang.String)"><code>fromTypeName</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-velocity (previously pmd-vm)
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlNode.html#"><code>VtlNode</code></a> - method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">jjtAccept()</code> has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#acceptVisitor(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.AstVisitor,P)"><code>acceptVisitor</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.ast.VmParserVisitor</code>
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlVisitor.html#"><code>VtlVisitor</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlVisitorBase.html#"><code>VtlVisitorBase</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.ast.VmParserVisitorAdapter</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Removed classes, interfaces and methods (not previously deprecated)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isSynthetic()</code> in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTMethod.html#"><code>ASTMethod</code></a> has been removed.
With the switch from Jorje to Summit AST as underlying parser, no synthetic methods are generated by the
parser anymore. This also means, that there is no XPath attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Synthetic</code> anymore.</li>
<li>The constant <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">STATIC_INITIALIZER_METHOD_NAME</code> in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/codestyle/FieldDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartRule.html#"><code>FieldDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartRule</code></a>
has been removed. It was used to filter out synthetic methods, but these are not generated anymore with the
new parser.</li>
<li>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getContext()</code> in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTReferenceExpression.html#"><code>ASTReferenceExpression</code></a> has been removed.
It was not used and always returned <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code>.</li>
<li>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNamespace()</code> in all AST nodes (defined in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>ApexNode</code></a>) has
been removed, as it was never fully implemented. It always returned an empty string.</li>
<li>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getNameSpace()</code> in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexQualifiedName.html#"><code>ApexQualifiedName</code></a> has been removed.</li>
<li>The class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.ASTBridgeMethodCreator</code> has been removed. This was a node that has
been generated by the old Jorje parser only.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-apex-jorje
<ul>
<li>With the switch from Jorje to Summit AST, this maven module is no longer needed and has been removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.util.Predicate</code> has been removed. It was marked as Experimental before. Use
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java.util.function.Predicate</code> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li>The interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FinalizableNode</code> (introduced in 7.0.0-rc1) has been removed.
Its method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isFinal()</code> has been moved down to the
nodes where needed, e.g. <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.html#isFinal()"><code>ASTLocalVariableDeclaration#isFinal</code></a>.</li>
<li>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isPackagePrivate()</code> in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTClassDeclaration</code></a> (formerly ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration)
has been removed.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#hasVisibility(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ModifierOwner.Visibility)"><code>hasVisibility</code></a> instead,
which can correctly differentiate between local and package private classes.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Renamed classes, interfaces, methods</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/log/MessageReporter.html#"><code>MessageReporter</code></a> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/log/PmdReporter.html#"><code>PmdReporter</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/TokenMgrError.html#"><code>TokenMgrError</code></a> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/LexException.html#"><code>LexException</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Tokenizer.html#"><code>Tokenizer</code></a> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdLexer.html#"><code>CpdLexer</code></a>. Along with this rename,
all the implementations have been renamed as well (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tokenizer</code> -&gt; <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CpdLexer</code>), e.g. “CppCpdLexer”, “JavaCpdLexer”.
This affects all language modules.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyTokenizer.html#"><code>AnyTokenizer</code></a> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>AnyCpdLexer</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li>The interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AccessNode</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ModifierOwner.html#"><code>ModifierOwner</code></a>. This is only relevant
for Java rules, which use that type directly e.g. through downcasting.
Or when using the XPath function <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-java:nodeIs()</code>.</li>
<li>The node <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTClassOrInterfaceType</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassType.html#"><code>ASTClassType</code></a>. XPath rules
need to be adjusted.</li>
<li>The node <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTClassDeclaration</code></a>.
XPath rules need to be adjusted.</li>
<li>The interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTAnyTypeDeclaration</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypeDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTTypeDeclaration</code></a>.
This is only relevant for Java rules, which use that type directly, e.g. through downcasting.
Or when using the XPath function <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-java:nodeIs()</code>.</li>
<li>The interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration</code> has been renamed to
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTExecutableDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTExecutableDeclaration</code></a>. This is only relevant for Java rules, which use that type
directly, e.g. through downcasting. Or when using the XPath function <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-java:nodeIs()</code>.</li>
<li>The node <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTVariableDeclaratorId</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableId.html#"><code>ASTVariableId</code></a>. XPath rules
need to be adjusted.</li>
<li>The node <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTClassOrInterfaceBody</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassBody.html#"><code>ASTClassBody</code></a>. XPath rules
need to be adjusted.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-scala
<ul>
<li>The interface <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ScalaParserVisitor</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/ScalaVisitor.html#"><code>ScalaVisitor</code></a> in order
to align the naming scheme for the different language modules.</li>
<li>The class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ScalaParserVisitorAdapter</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/ScalaVisitorBase.html#"><code>ScalaVisitorBase</code></a> in order
to align the naming scheme for the different language modules.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>New API</strong></p>
<p>These were annotated with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Experimental</code>, but can now be considered stable.</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTCommentContainer.html#"><code>ASTCommentContainer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/multifile/ApexMultifileAnalysis.html#"><code>ApexMultifileAnalysis</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReport.html#filterMatches(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>CPDReport#filterMatches</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/impl/antlr4/AntlrToken.html#getKind()"><code>AntlrToken#getKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/impl/javacc/AbstractJjtreeNode.html#"><code>AbstractJjtreeNode</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/impl/TokenDocument.html#"><code>TokenDocument</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AstInfo.html#getSuppressionComments()"><code>AstInfo#getSuppressionComments</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AstInfo.html#withSuppressMap(java.util.Map)"><code>AstInfo#withSuppressMap</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.html#getKind()"><code>GenericToken#getKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#addZipFileWithContent(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>FileCollector#addZipFileWithContent</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getLanguageMetricsProvider()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getLanguageMetricsProvider</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getDesignerBindings()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getDesignerBindings</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/PlainTextLanguage.html#"><code>PlainTextLanguage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#getXmlConstraint()"><code>PropertyConstraint#getXmlConstraint</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#toOptionalConstraint()"><code>PropertyConstraint#toOptionalConstraint</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#fromPredicate(java.util.function.Predicate,java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyConstraint#fromPredicate</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#fromPredicate(java.util.function.Predicate,java.lang.String,java.util.Map)"><code>PropertyConstraint#fromPredicate</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/AbstractRenderer.html#setReportFile(java.lang.String)"><code>AbstractRenderer#setReportFile</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/Renderer.html#setReportFile(java.lang.String)"><code>Renderer#setReportFile</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.html#"><code>DesignerBindings</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/DesignerBindings.TreeIconId.html#"><code>DesignerBindings.TreeIconId</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/designerbindings/RelatedNodesSelector.html#"><code>RelatedNodesSelector</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#filterViolations(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>Report#filterViolations</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#union(net.sourceforge.pmd.Report)"><code>Report#union</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-groovy
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-groovy/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/groovy/ast/impl/antlr4/GroovyToken.html#getKind()"><code>GroovyToken#getKind</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-html
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-html/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/html/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.html</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTExpression.html#getConversionContext()"><code>ASTExpression#getConversionContext</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRulechainRule.html#&lt;init&gt;(java.lang.Class,java.lang.Class...)"><code>AbstractJavaRulechainRule#&lt;init&gt;</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/table/JSymbolTable.html#"><code>JSymbolTable</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/JElementSymbol.html#"><code>JElementSymbol</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/ast/ExprContext.html#"><code>ExprContext</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/JIntersectionType.html#getInducedClassType()"><code>JIntersectionType#getInducedClassType</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/JTypeMirror.html#streamMethods(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>JTypeMirror#streamMethods</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/JTypeMirror.html#streamDeclaredMethods(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>JTypeMirror#streamDeclaredMethods</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/JTypeMirror.html#getConstructors()"><code>JTypeMirror#getConstructors</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-kotlin
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-kotlin/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/kotlin/KotlinLanguageModule.html#"><code>KotlinLanguageModule</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-test-schema
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test-schema/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/schema/TestSchemaParser.html#"><code>TestSchemaParser</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Removed functionality</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The CLI parameter <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--no-ruleset-compatibility</code> has been removed. It was only used to allow loading
some rulesets originally written for PMD 5 also in PMD 6 without fixing the rulesets.</li>
<li>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactoryCompatibility.html#"><code>RuleSetFactoryCompatibility</code></a> has been removed without replacement.
The different ways to enable/disable this filter in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#"><code>PMDConfiguration</code></a>
(Property “RuleSetFactoryCompatibilityEnabled”) and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/PMDTask.html#"><code>PMDTask</code></a> (Property “noRuleSetCompatibility”) have been removed as well.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">textcolor</code> renderer (<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextColorRenderer.html#"><code>TextColorRenderer</code></a>) now renders always in color.
The property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">color</code> has been removed. The possibility to override this with the system property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd.color</code>
has been removed as well. If you don’t want colors, use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">text</code> renderer (<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.html#"><code>TextRenderer</code></a>).</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="700-rc4">7.0.0-rc4</h4>
<p><strong>pmd-java</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Support for Java 19 preview language features have been removed. The version “19-preview” is no longer available.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Rule properties</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The old deprecated classes like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">IntProperty</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">StringProperty</code> have been removed. Please use
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#"><code>PropertyFactory</code></a> to create properties.</li>
<li>All properties which accept multiple values now use a comma (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">,</code>) as a delimiter. The previous default was a
pipe character (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">|</code>). The delimiter is not configurable anymore. If needed, the comma can be escaped
with a backslash.</li>
<li>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">min</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">max</code> attributes in property definitions in the XML are now optional and can appear separately
or be omitted.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>New Programmatic API for CPD</strong></p>
<p>See <a href="pmd_release_notes_pmd7.html#new-programmatic-api-for-cpd">Detailed Release Notes for PMD 7</a>
and <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4397">PR #4397</a> for details.</p>
<p><strong>Removed classes and methods</strong></p>
<p>The following previously deprecated classes have been removed:</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.AbstractTokenizer</code> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>AnyCpdLexer</code></a> instead (previously known as AnyTokenizer)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.CPD</code> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cli/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/PmdCli.html#"><code>PmdCli</code></a> from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-cli</code> module for CLI support or use
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdAnalysis.html#"><code>CpdAnalysis</code></a> for programmatic API</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.GridBagHelper</code> (now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.TokenEntry.State</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document.CpdCompat</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.BooleanMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.BooleanProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.CharacterMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.CharacterProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.DoubleMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.DoubleProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.EnumeratedMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.EnumeratedProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.EnumeratedPropertyDescriptor</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.FileProperty</code> (note: without replacement)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.FloatMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.FloatProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.IntegerMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.IntegerProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.LongMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.LongProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.MultiValuePropertyDescriptor</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.NumericPropertyDescriptor</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptorField</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.RegexProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.SingleValuePropertyDescriptor</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.StringMultiProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.StringProperty</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.ValueParser</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.ValueParserConstants</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.MultiNumericPropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.MultiPackagedPropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.MultiValuePropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.PropertyDescriptorBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.PropertyDescriptorBuilderConversionWrapper</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.PropertyDescriptorExternalBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.SingleNumericPropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.SinglePackagedPropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders.SingleValuePropertyBuilder</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.modules.EnumeratedPropertyModule</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.modules.NumericPropertyModule</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The following previously deprecated methods have been removed:</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyBuilder.GenericCollectionPropertyBuilder#delim(char)</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertySource#setProperty(...)</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.internal.PropertyTypeId#factoryFor(...)</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.internal.PropertyTypeId#typeIdFor(...)</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptor</code>: removed methods errorFor, type, isMultiValue,
uiOrder, compareTo, isDefinedExternally, valueFrom, asDelimitedString</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The following methods have been removed:</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#"><code>CPDConfiguration</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#sourceCodeFor(File)</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#postConstruct()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#tokenizer()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#filenameFilter()</code> removed</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Mark.html#"><code>Mark</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getSourceSlice()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#setLineCount(int)</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getLineCount()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#setSourceCode(SourceCode)</code> removed</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getBeginColumn()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getBeginLine()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getEndLine()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getEndColumn()</code> removed
➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Mark.html#getLocation()"><code>getLocation</code></a> instead</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Match.html#"><code>Match</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#LABEL_COMPARATOR</code> removed</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#setMarkSet(...)</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#setLabel(...)</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getLabel()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#addTokenEntry(...)</code> removed</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getSourceCodeSlice()</code> removed
➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReport.html#getSourceCodeSlice(net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Mark)"><code>CPDReport#getSourceCodeSlice</code></a> instead</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/TokenEntry.html#"><code>TokenEntry</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getEOF()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#clearImages()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getIdentifier()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getIndex()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#setHashCode(int)</code> removed</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#EOF</code> removed ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/TokenEntry.html#isEof()"><code>isEof</code></a> instead</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Parser.ParserTask.html#"><code>Parser.ParserTask</code></a>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getFileDisplayName()</code> removed ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Parser.ParserTask.html#getFileId()"><code>getFileId</code></a> instead
(<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getFileId().getAbsolutePath()</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The following classes have been removed:</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.AbstractLanguage</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.AnyLanguage</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Language</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.LanguageFactory</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.MatchAlgorithm</code> (now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.MatchCollector</code> (now package private)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.SourceCode</code> (and all inner classes like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FileCodeLoader</code>, …)</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.token.TokenFilter</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Moved packages</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/NumericConstraints.html#"><code>NumericConstraints</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.constraints.NumericConstraints</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#"><code>PropertyConstraint</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.constraints.PropertyConstraint</code>)
<ul>
<li>not experimental anymore</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ant/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/ReportException.html#"><code>ReportException</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd</code>, moved to module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-ant</code>)
<ul>
<li>it is now a RuntimeException</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReportRenderer.html#"><code>CPDReportRenderer</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.renderer</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/AntlrTokenFilter.html#"><code>AntlrTokenFilter</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.token</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/BaseTokenFilter.html#"><code>BaseTokenFilter</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.token.internal</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/impl/JavaCCTokenFilter.html#"><code>JavaCCTokenFilter</code></a> (old package: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.token</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Changed types and other changes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>PropertyDescriptor</code></a> is now a class (was an interface)
and it is not comparable anymore.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setSourceEncoding(java.nio.charset.Charset)"><code>AbstractConfiguration#setSourceEncoding</code></a>
<ul>
<li>previously this method took a simple String for the encoding.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#"><code>PMDConfiguration</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#"><code>CPDConfiguration</code></a>
<ul>
<li>many getters and setters have been moved to the parent class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#"><code>AbstractConfiguration</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDListener.html#addedFile(int)"><code>CPDListener#addedFile</code></a>
<ul>
<li>no <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">File</code> parameter anymore</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReport.html#getNumberOfTokensPerFile()"><code>CPDReport#getNumberOfTokensPerFile</code></a> returns a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Map</code> of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FileId,Integer</code> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">String</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReport.html#filterMatches(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>CPDReport#filterMatches</code></a> now takes a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java.util.function.Predicate</code>
as parameter</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdLexer.html#"><code>CpdLexer</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Note: CpdLexer was previously named Tokenizer.</li>
<li>constants are now <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>PropertyDescriptor</code></a> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">String</code>,
to be used as language properties</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdLexer.html#tokenize(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document.TextDocument,net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.TokenFactory)"><code>tokenize</code></a>
changed parameters. Now takes a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextDocument.html#"><code>TextDocument</code></a> and a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/TokenFactory.html#"><code>TokenFactory</code></a>
(instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SourceCode</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tokens</code>).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#"><code>Language</code></a>
<ul>
<li>method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#createProcessor(LanguagePropertyBundle)</code> moved to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/PmdCapableLanguage.html#"><code>PmdCapableLanguage</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/StringUtil.html#linesWithTrimIndent(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.document.Chars)"><code>StringUtil#linesWithTrimIndent</code></a> now takes a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Chars</code>
instead of a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">String</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>All language modules (like pmd-apex, pmd-cpp, …)
<ul>
<li>consistent package naming: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.&lt;langId&gt;.cpd</code></li>
<li>adapted to use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CpdCapableLanguage.html#"><code>CpdCapableLanguage</code></a></li>
<li>consistent static method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">#getInstance()</code></li>
<li>removed constants like <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ID</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">TERSE_NAME</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NAME</code>. Use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getInstance().getName()</code> etc. instead</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.internal.PropertyTypeId</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#getTerseName()"><code>Language#getTerseName</code></a> ➡️ use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#getId()"><code>getId</code></a> instead</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPattern.html#getParenthesisDepth()"><code>ASTPattern#getParenthesisDepth</code></a> has been deprecated and will be removed.
It was introduced for supporting parenthesized patterns, but that was removed with Java 21. It is only used when
parsing code as java-19-preview.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>To support the Java preview language features “String Templates” and “Unnamed Patterns and Variables”, the following
AST nodes have been introduced as experimental:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTemplateExpression.html#"><code>ASTTemplateExpression</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTemplate.html#"><code>ASTTemplate</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTemplateFragment.html#"><code>ASTTemplateFragment</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTUnnamedPattern.html#"><code>ASTUnnamedPattern</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The AST nodes for supporting “Record Patterns” and “Pattern Matching for switch” are not experimental anymore:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordPattern.html#"><code>ASTRecordPattern</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPatternList.html#"><code>ASTPatternList</code></a> (Note: it was renamed from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTComponentPatternList</code>)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTGuard.html#"><code>ASTGuard</code></a> (Note: it was renamed from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTSwitchGuard</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="700-rc3">7.0.0-rc3</h4>
<p><strong>PMD Distribution</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The asset filenames of PMD on <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases">GitHub Releases</a> are
now <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-bin.zip</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-src.zip</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-dist-&lt;version&gt;-doc.zip</code>.
Keep that in mind, if you have an automated download script.</p>
<p>The structure inside the ZIP files stay the same, e.g. we still provide inside the binary distribution
ZIP file the base directory <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-bin-&lt;version&gt;</code>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--stress</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-stress</code>) has been removed without replacement.</li>
<li>The CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--minimum-priority</code> was changed with 7.0.0-rc1 to only take the following values:
High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, Low. With 7.0.0-rc2 compatibility has been restored, so that the equivalent
integer values (1 to 5) are supported as well.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>pmd-core</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Replaced <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleViolation::getFilename</code> with new <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#getFileId()"><code>RuleViolation#getFileId</code></a>, that returns a
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileId.html#"><code>FileId</code></a>. This is an identifier for a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#"><code>TextFile</code></a>
and could represent a path name. This allows to have a separate display name, e.g. renderers use
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/FileNameRenderer.html#"><code>FileNameRenderer</code></a> to either display the full path name or a relative path name
(see <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/Renderer.html#setFileNameRenderer(net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.FileNameRenderer)"><code>Renderer#setFileNameRenderer</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/ConfigurableFileNameRenderer.html#"><code>ConfigurableFileNameRenderer</code></a>). Many places where we used a simple String for
a path-like name before have been adapted to use the new <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileId.html#"><code>FileId</code></a>.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4425">PR #4425</a> for details.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="700-rc2">7.0.0-rc2</h4>
<p><strong>Removed classes and methods</strong></p>
<p>The following previously deprecated classes have been removed:</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.PMD</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cli.PMDCommandLineInterface</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cli.PMDParameters</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.cli.PmdParametersParseResult</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--minimum-priority</code> was changed with 7.0.0-rc1 to only take the following values:
High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, Low. With 7.0.0-rc2 compatibility has been restored, so that the equivalent
integer values (1 to 5) are supported as well.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="700-rc1">7.0.0-rc1</h4>
<p><strong>CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--stress</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-stress</code>) has been removed without replacement.</li>
<li>The CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--minimum-priority</code> now takes one of the following values instead of an integer:
High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, Low.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6550">6.55.0</h4>
<p><strong>Go</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The LanguageModule of Go, that only supports CPD execution, has been deprecated. This language
is not fully supported by PMD, so having a language module does not make sense. The functionality of CPD is
not affected by this change. The following class has been deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-go/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/go/GoLanguageModule.html#"><code>GoLanguageModule</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Java</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Support for Java 18 preview language features have been removed. The version “18-preview” is no longer available.</li>
<li>The experimental class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTGuardedPattern</code> has been removed.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6540">6.54.0</h4>
<p><strong>PMD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>PMD now supports a new <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--relativize-paths-with</code> flag (or short <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-z</code>), which replaces <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--short-names</code>.
It serves the same purpose: Shortening the pathnames in the reports. However, with the new flag it’s possible
to explicitly define one or more pathnames that should be used as the base when creating relative paths.
The old flag <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--short-names</code> is deprecated.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexRootNode.html#getApexVersion()"><code>ApexRootNode#getApexVersion()</code></a> has been deprecated for removal. The version returned is
always <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Version.CURRENT</code>, as the apex compiler integration doesn’t use additional information which Apex version
actually is used. Therefore, this method can’t be used to determine the Apex version of the project
that is being analyzed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#setEncoding(java.lang.String)"><code>CPDConfiguration#setEncoding</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#getEncoding()"><code>CPDConfiguration#getEncoding</code></a>. Use the methods
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#getSourceEncoding()"><code>getSourceEncoding</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#setSourceEncoding(java.nio.charset.Charset)"><code>setSourceEncoding</code></a> instead. Both are available
for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CPDConfiguration</code> which extends <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AbstractConfiguration</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/BaseCLITest.html#"><code>BaseCLITest</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/BaseCPDCLITest.html#"><code>BaseCPDCLITest</code></a> have been deprecated for removal without
replacement. CLI tests should be done in pmd-core only (and in PMD7 in pmd-cli). Individual language modules
shouldn’t need to test the CLI integration logic again. Instead, the individual language modules should test their
functionality as unit tests.</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.LanguageConverter.html#"><code>CPDConfiguration.LanguageConverter</code></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#addZipFile(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>FileCollector#addZipFile</code></a> has been deprecated. It is replaced
by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#addZipFileWithContent(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>FileCollector#addZipFileWithContent</code></a> which directly adds the
content of the zip file for analysis.</p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setReportShortNames(boolean)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setReportShortNames</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#isReportShortNames()"><code>PMDConfiguration#isReportShortNames</code></a> have been deprecated for removal.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractConfiguration.html#addRelativizeRoot(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>AbstractConfiguration#addRelativizeRoot</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CSVWriter.html#"><code>CSVWriter</code></a></li>
<li>Some fields in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/AbstractAntTestHelper.html"><code>AbstractAntTestHelper</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>CPDReport has a new method which limited mutation of a given report:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReport.html#filterMatches(net.sourceforge.pmd.util.Predicate)"><code>filterMatches</code></a> creates a new CPD report
with some matches removed with a given predicate based filter.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6530">6.53.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<p>These classes / APIs have been deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/ExcessiveLengthRule.html#"><code>ExcessiveLengthRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6520">6.52.0</h4>
<p><strong>PMD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>PMD now supports a new <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--use-version</code> flag, which receives a language-version pair (such as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java-8</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">apex-54</code>).
This supersedes the usage of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-language</code> / <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-l</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-version</code> / <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-v</code>, allowing for multiple versions to be set in a single run.
PMD 7 will completely remove support for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-language</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-version</code> in favor of this new flag.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Support for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-V</code> is being deprecated in favor of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--verbose</code> in preparation for PMD 7.
In PMD 7, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-v</code> will enable verbose mode and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-V</code> will show the PMD version for consistency with most Unix/Linux tools.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Support for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-min</code> is being deprecated in favor of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--minimum-priority</code> for consistency with most Unix/Linux tools, where <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-min</code> would be equivalent to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-m -i -n</code>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>CPD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>CPD now supports using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-d</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--dir</code> as an alias to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--files</code>, in favor of consistency with PMD.
PMD 7 will remove support for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--files</code> in favor of these new flags.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Linux run.sh parameters</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh cpdgui</code> will now warn about it being deprecated. Use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh cpd-gui</code> instead.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The old designer (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh designerold</code>) is completely deprecated and will be removed in PMD 7. Switch to the new JavaFX designer: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh designer</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The old visual AST viewer (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh bgastviewer</code>) is completely deprecated and will be removed in PMD 7. Switch to the new JavaFX designer: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh designer</code> for a visual tool, or use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh ast-dump</code> for a text-based alternative.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The following core APIs have been marked as deprecated for removal in PMD 7:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#"><code>PMD</code></a> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD.StatusCode</code> - PMD 7 will ship with a revamped CLI split from pmd-core. To programmatically launch analysis you can use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PmdAnalysis.html#"><code>PmdAnalysis</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getAllInputPaths()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getAllInputPaths</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getInputPathList()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getInputPathList</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputPaths(java.util.List)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputPaths</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputPathList(java.util.List)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputPathList</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#addInputPath(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#addInputPath</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#addInputPath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>PMDConfiguration#addInputPath</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getInputFilePath()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getInputFilePath</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getInputFile()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getInputFile</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getIgnoreFilePath()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getIgnoreFilePath</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getIgnoreFile()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getIgnoreFile</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputFilePath(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputFilePath</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputFilePath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputFilePath</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setIgnoreFilePath(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setIgnoreFilePath</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setIgnoreFilePath(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setIgnoreFilePath</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getInputUri()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getInputUri</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getUri()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getUri</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputUri(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputUri</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputUri(java.net.URI)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setInputUri</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getReportFile()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getReportFile</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getReportFilePath()"><code>PMDConfiguration#getReportFilePath</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setReportFile(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setReportFile</code></a> - It is now superseded by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setReportFile(java.nio.file.Path)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setReportFile</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#isStressTest()"><code>PMDConfiguration#isStressTest</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setStressTest(boolean)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setStressTest</code></a> - Will be removed with no replacement.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#isBenchmark()"><code>PMDConfiguration#isBenchmark</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setBenchmark(boolean)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setBenchmark</code></a> - Will be removed with no replacement, the CLI will still support it.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPD.html#"><code>CPD</code></a> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">CPD.StatusCode</code> - PMD 7 will ship with a revamped CLI split from pmd-core. An alternative to programmatically launch CPD analysis will be added in due time.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In order to reduce the dependency on Apex Jorje classes, the method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/DataType.html#fromBasicType(apex.jorje.semantic.symbol.type.BasicType)"><code>DataType#fromBasicType</code></a>
has been deprecated. The equivalent method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/DataType.html#fromTypeName(java.lang.String)"><code>fromTypeName</code></a> should be used instead.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6510">6.51.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6500">6.50.0</h4>
<p><strong>CPD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>CPD now supports the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-literal-sequences</code> argument when analyzing Lua code.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6490">6.49.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In order to reduce the dependency on Apex Jorje classes, the following methods have been deprecated.
These methods all leaked internal Jorje enums. These enums have been replaced now by enums the
PMD’s AST package.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTAssignmentExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>ASTAssignmentExpression#getOperator</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBinaryExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>ASTBinaryExpression#getOperator</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTBooleanExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>ASTBooleanExpression#getOperator</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPostfixExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>ASTPostfixExpression#getOperator</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTPrefixExpression.html#getOperator()"><code>ASTPrefixExpression#getOperator</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p>All these classes have now a new <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOp()</code> method. Existing code should be refactored to use this method instead.
It returns the new enums, like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AssignmentOperator.html#"><code>AssignmentOperator</code></a>, and avoids
the dependency to Jorje.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6480">6.48.0</h4>
<p><strong>CPD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>CPD has a new CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--debug</code>. This option has the same behavior as in PMD. It enables more verbose
logging output.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Rule Test Framework</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The module “pmd-test”, which contains support classes to write rule tests, now <strong>requires Java 8</strong>. If you depend on
this module for testing your own custom rules, you’ll need to make sure to use at least Java 8.</li>
<li>The new module “pmd-test-schema” contains now the XSD schema and the code to parse the rule test XML files. The
schema has been extracted in order to easily share it with other tools like the Rule Designer or IDE plugins.</li>
<li>Test schema changes:
<ul>
<li>The attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isRegressionTest</code> of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">test-code</code> is deprecated. The new
attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">disabled</code> should be used instead for defining whether a rule test should be skipped or not.</li>
<li>The attributes <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">reinitializeRule</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">useAuxClasspath</code> of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">test-code</code> are deprecated and assumed true.
They will not be replaced.</li>
<li>The new attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">focused</code> of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">test-code</code> allows disabling all tests except the focused one temporarily.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>More information about the rule test framework can be found in the documentation:
<a href="pmd_userdocs_extending_testing.html">Testing your rules</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The experimental Java AST class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTGuardedPattern</code> has been deprecated and
will be removed. It was introduced for Java 17 and Java 18 Preview as part of pattern matching for switch,
but it is no longer supported with Java 19 Preview.</li>
<li>The interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/renderer/CPDRenderer.html#"><code>CPDRenderer</code></a> is deprecated. For custom CPD renderers
the new interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDReportRenderer.html#"><code>CPDReportRenderer</code></a> should be used.</li>
<li>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/testframework/TestDescriptor.html#"><code>TestDescriptor</code></a> is deprecated, replaced with <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test-schema/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/schema/RuleTestDescriptor.html#"><code>RuleTestDescriptor</code></a>.</li>
<li>Many methods of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/testframework/RuleTst.html#"><code>RuleTst</code></a> have been deprecated as internal API.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>To support the Java preview language features “Pattern Matching for Switch” and “Record Patterns”, the following
AST nodes have been introduced as experimental:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTSwitchGuard.html#"><code>ASTSwitchGuard</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordPattern.html#"><code>ASTRecordPattern</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTComponentPatternList.html#"><code>ASTComponentPatternList</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#setRenderer(net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Renderer)"><code>CPDConfiguration#setRenderer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#setCPDRenderer(net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.renderer.CPDRenderer)"><code>CPDConfiguration#setCPDRenderer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#getRenderer()"><code>CPDConfiguration#getRenderer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#getCPDRenderer()"><code>CPDConfiguration#getCPDRenderer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#getRendererFromString(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)"><code>CPDConfiguration#getRendererFromString</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDConfiguration.html#getCPDRendererFromString(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)"><code>CPDConfiguration#getCPDRendererFromString</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/renderer/CPDRendererAdapter.html#"><code>CPDRendererAdapter</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6470">6.47.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6460">6.46.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated ruleset references</strong></p>
<p>Ruleset references with the following formats are now deprecated and will produce a warning
when used on the CLI or in a ruleset XML file:</p>
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&lt;lang-name&gt;-&lt;ruleset-name&gt;</code>, eg <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java-basic</code>, which resolves to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">rulesets/java/basic.xml</code></li>
<li>the internal release number, eg <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">600</code>, which resolves to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">rulesets/releases/600.xml</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Use the explicit forms of these references to be compatible with PMD 7.</p>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetReferenceId.html#toString()"><code>toString</code></a> is now deprecated. The format of this
method will remain the same until PMD 7. The deprecation is intended to steer users
away from relying on this format, as it may be changed in PMD 7.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getInputPaths()"><code>getInputPaths</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setInputPaths(java.lang.String)"><code>setInputPaths</code></a> are now deprecated.
A new set of methods have been added, which use lists and do not rely on comma splitting.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPDCommandLineInterface.html#"><code>CPDCommandLineInterface</code></a> has been internalized. In order to execute CPD either
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPD.html#runCpd(java.lang.String...)"><code>CPD#runCpd</code></a> or <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/CPD.html#main(java.lang.String[])"><code>CPD#main</code></a>
should be used.</li>
<li>Several members of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/BaseCPDCLITest.html#"><code>BaseCPDCLITest</code></a> have been deprecated with replacements.</li>
<li>The methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/Formatter.html#start(java.lang.String)"><code>Formatter#start</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/Formatter.html#end(net.sourceforge.pmd.Report)"><code>Formatter#end</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/Formatter.html#getRenderer()"><code>Formatter#getRenderer</code></a>,
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ant/Formatter.html#isNoOutputSupplied()"><code>Formatter#isNoOutputSupplied</code></a> have been internalized.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6450">6.45.0</h4>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Report has two new methods which allow limited mutations of a given report:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#filterViolations(java.util.function.Predicate)"><code>Report#filterViolations</code></a> creates a new report with
some violations removed with a given predicate based filter.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#union(net.sourceforge.pmd.reporting.Report)"><code>Report#union</code></a> can combine two reports into a single new Report.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/Predicate.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util.Predicate</code></a> will be replaced in PMD7 with the standard Predicate interface from java8.</li>
<li>The module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd-html</code> is entirely experimental right now. Anything in the package
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.html</code> should be used cautiously.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6440">6.44.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Several members of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#"><code>PMD</code></a> have been newly deprecated, including:
<ul>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD#EOL</code>: use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">System#lineSeparator()</code></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD#SUPPRESS_MARKER</code>: use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#DEFAULT_SUPPRESS_MARKER"><code>DEFAULT_SUPPRESS_MARKER</code></a></li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD#processFiles</code>: use the new programmatic API</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD#getApplicableFiles</code>: is internal</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#prependClasspath(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#prependClasspath</code></a> is deprecated
in favour of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#prependAuxClasspath(java.lang.String)"><code>prependAuxClasspath</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setRuleSets(java.lang.String)"><code>PMDConfiguration#setRuleSets</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getRuleSets()"><code>getRuleSets</code></a> are deprecated. Use instead
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#setRuleSets(java.util.List)"><code>setRuleSets</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#addRuleSet(java.lang.String)"><code>addRuleSet</code></a>,
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDConfiguration.html#getRuleSetPaths()"><code>getRuleSetPaths</code></a>.</li>
<li>Several members of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/BaseCLITest.html#"><code>BaseCLITest</code></a> have been deprecated with replacements.</li>
<li>
<p>Several members of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/PMDCommandLineInterface.html#"><code>PMDCommandLineInterface</code></a> have been explicitly deprecated.
The whole class however was deprecated long ago already with 6.30.0. It is internal API and should
not be used.</p>
</li>
<li>In modelica, the rule classes <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/rule/AmbiguousResolutionRule.html#"><code>AmbiguousResolutionRule</code></a>
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/rule/ConnectUsingNonConnector.html#"><code>ConnectUsingNonConnector</code></a> have been deprecated,
since they didn’t comply to the usual rule class naming conventions yet.
The replacements are in the subpackage <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">bestpractices</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Together with the new programmatic API the interface
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/TextFile.html#"><code>TextFile</code></a> has been added as <em>experimental</em>. It intends
to replace <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/datasource/DataSource.html#"><code>DataSource</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/SourceCode.html#"><code>SourceCode</code></a> in the long term.</p>
<p>This interface will change in PMD 7 to support read/write operations
and other things. You don’t need to use it in PMD 6, as <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/document/FileCollector.html#"><code>FileCollector</code></a>
decouples you from this. A file collector is available through <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PmdAnalysis.html#files()"><code>PmdAnalysis#files</code></a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6430">6.43.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<p>Some API deprecations were performed in core PMD classes, to improve compatibility with PMD 7.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#"><code>Report</code></a>: the constructor and other construction methods like addViolation or createReport</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#"><code>RuleContext</code></a>: all constructors, getters and setters. A new set
of stable methods, matching those in PMD 7, was added to replace the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">addViolation</code>
overloads of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRule.html#"><code>AbstractRule</code></a>. In PMD 7, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleContext</code> will
be the API to report violations, and it can already be used as such in PMD 6.</li>
<li>The field <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#configuration"><code>configuration</code></a> is unused and will be removed.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#"><code>RuleSet</code></a>: methods that serve to apply rules, including <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">apply</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">start</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">end</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">removeDysfunctionalRules</code></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/AbstractAccumulatingRenderer.html#renderFileReport(Report)"><code>AbstractAccumulatingRenderer#renderFileReport</code></a> is internal API
and should not be overridden in own renderers.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Changed API</strong></p>
<p>It is now forbidden to report a violation:</p>
<ul>
<li>With a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code> node</li>
<li>With a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code> message</li>
<li>With a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">null</code> set of format arguments (prefer a zero-length array)</li>
</ul>
<p>Note that the message is set from the XML rule declaration, so this is only relevant
if you instantiate rules manually.</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#"><code>RuleContext</code></a> now requires setting the current rule before calling
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#apply(java.util.List,net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleContext)"><code>apply</code></a>. This is
done automatically by <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleSet#apply</code> and such. Creating and configuring a
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleContext</code> manually is strongly advised against, as the lifecycle of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RuleContext</code>
will change drastically in PMD 7.</p>
<h4 id="6420">6.42.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6410">6.41.0</h4>
<p><strong>Command Line Interface</strong></p>
<p>The command line options for PMD and CPD now use GNU-syle long options format. E.g. instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-rulesets</code> the
preferred usage is now <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--rulesets</code>. Alternatively one can still use the short option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-R</code>.
Some options also have been renamed to a more consistent casing pattern at the same time
(<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--fail-on-violation</code> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-failOnViolation</code>).
The old single-dash options are still supported but are deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.
This change makes the command line interface more consistent within PMD and also less surprising
compared to other cli tools.</p>
<p>The changes in detail for PMD:</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>old option</th>
<th>new option</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-rulesets</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--rulesets</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-R</code>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-uri</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--uri</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-dir</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--dir</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-d</code>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-filelist</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--file-list</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-ignorelist</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-list</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-format</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--format</code> (or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-f</code>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-debug</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--debug</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-verbose</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--verbose</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-help</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--help</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-encoding</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--encoding</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-threads</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--threads</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-benchmark</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--benchmark</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-stress</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--stress</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-shortnames</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--short-names</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-showsuppressed</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--show-suppressed</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-suppressmarker</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--suppress-marker</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-minimumpriority</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--minimum-priority</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-property</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--property</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-reportfile</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--report-file</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-force-language</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--force-language</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-auxclasspath</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--aux-classpath</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-failOnViolation</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--fail-on-violation</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--failOnViolation</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--fail-on-violation</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-norulesetcompatibility</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--no-ruleset-compatibility</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-cache</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--cache</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-no-cache</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--no-cache</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The changes in detail for CPD:</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>old option</th>
<th>new option</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--failOnViolation</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--fail-on-violation</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-failOnViolation</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--fail-on-violation</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--filelist</code></td>
<td><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--file-list</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4 id="6400">6.40.0</h4>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTCommentContainer.html#"><code>ASTCommentContainer</code></a> has been added to the Apex AST.
It provides a way to check whether a node contains at least one comment. Currently, this is only implemented for
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTCatchBlockStatement.html#"><code>ASTCatchBlockStatement</code></a> and used by the rule
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.0.0/pmd_rules_apex_errorprone.html#emptycatchblock"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">EmptyCatchBlock</code></a>.
This information is also available via XPath attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@ContainsComment</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6390">6.39.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6380">6.38.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6370">6.37.0</h4>
<p><strong>PMD CLI</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>PMD has a new CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-force-language</code>. With that a language can be forced to be used for all input files,
irrespective of filenames. When using this option, the automatic language selection by extension is disabled
and all files are tried to be parsed with the given language. Parsing errors are ignored and unparsable files
are skipped.</p>
<p>This option allows to use the xml language for files, that don’t use xml as extension.
See also the examples on <a href="pmd_userdocs_cli_reference.html#analyze-other-xml-formats">PMD CLI reference</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The AST types and APIs around Sealed Classes are not experimental anymore:</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration.html#isSealed()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration#isSealed</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration.html#isNonSealed()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration#isNonSealed</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration.html#getPermittedSubclasses()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration#getPermittedSubclasses</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPermitsList.html#"><code>ASTPermitsList</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li>The inner class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/TokenEntry.State.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.TokenEntry.State</code></a> is considered to be internal API.
It will probably be moved away with PMD 7.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6360">6.36.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6350">6.35.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#doPMD(net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDConfiguration)"><code>PMD#doPMD</code></a> is deprecated.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#runPmd(net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDConfiguration)"><code>PMD#runPmd</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#run(java.lang.String[])"><code>PMD#run</code></a> is deprecated.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#runPmd(java.lang.String...)"><code>PMD#runPmd</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ThreadSafeReportListener.html#"><code>ThreadSafeReportListener</code></a> and the methods to use them in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#"><code>Report</code></a>
(<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#addListener(net.sourceforge.pmd.ThreadSafeReportListener)"><code>addListener</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#getListeners()"><code>getListeners</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#addListeners(java.util.List)"><code>addListeners</code></a>)
are deprecated. This functionality will be replaced by another TBD mechanism in PMD 7.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6340">6.34.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6330">6.33.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6320">6.32.0</h4>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The experimental class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTTypeTestPattern</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypePattern.html#"><code>ASTTypePattern</code></a>
in order to align the naming to the JLS.</li>
<li>The experimental class <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTRecordConstructorDeclaration</code> has been renamed to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCompactConstructorDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTCompactConstructorDeclaration</code></a>
in order to align the naming to the JLS.</li>
<li>The AST types and APIs around Pattern Matching and Records are not experimental anymore:</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableId.html#isPatternBinding()"><code>ASTVariableId#isPatternBinding</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPattern.html#"><code>ASTPattern</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypePattern.html#"><code>ASTTypePattern</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTRecordDeclaration</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponentList.html#"><code>ASTRecordComponentList</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordComponent.html#"><code>ASTRecordComponent</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordBody.html#"><code>ASTRecordBody</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCompactConstructorDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTCompactConstructorDeclaration</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li>The protected or public member of the Java rule <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/AvoidUsingHardCodedIPRule.html#"><code>AvoidUsingHardCodedIPRule</code></a>
are deprecated and considered to be internal API. They will be removed with PMD 7.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6310">6.31.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/rule/AbstractDomXmlRule.html#"><code>AbstractDomXmlRule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/wsdl/rule/AbstractWsdlRule.html#"><code>AbstractWsdlRule</code></a></li>
<li>A few methods of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/rule/AbstractXmlRule.html#"><code>AbstractXmlRule</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.html#getKind()"><code>GenericToken#getKind</code></a> has been added as experimental. This
unifies the token interface for both JavaCC and Antlr. The already existing method
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/token/AntlrToken.html#getKind()"><code>AntlrToken#getKind</code></a> is therefore experimental as well. The
returned constant depends on the actual language and might change whenever the grammar
of the language is changed.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6300">6.30.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<p><strong>Around RuleSet parsing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactory.html#"><code>RuleSetFactory</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#"><code>RulesetsFactoryUtils</code></a> have been deprecated in favor of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSetLoader.html#"><code>RuleSetLoader</code></a>. This is easier to configure, and more maintainable than the multiple overloads of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RulesetsFactoryUtils</code>.</li>
<li>Some static creation methods have been added to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSet.html#"><code>RuleSet</code></a> for simple cases, eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleSet.html#forSingleRule(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.Rule)"><code>forSingleRule</code></a>. These replace some counterparts in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactory.html#"><code>RuleSetFactory</code></a></li>
<li>Since <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#"><code>RuleSets</code></a> is also deprecated, many APIs that require a RuleSets instance now are deprecated, and have a counterpart that expects a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">List&lt;RuleSet&gt;</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetReferenceId.html#"><code>RuleSetReferenceId</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetReference.html#"><code>RuleSetReference</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactoryCompatibility.html#"><code>RuleSetFactoryCompatibility</code></a> are deprecated. They are most likely not relevant outside of the implementation of pmd-core.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Around the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD</code> class</strong></p>
<p>Many classes around PMD’s entry point (<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#"><code>PMD</code></a>) have been deprecated as internal, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>The contents of the packages <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cli</code></a> in pmd-core, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/processor/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.processor</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/SourceCodeProcessor.html#"><code>SourceCodeProcessor</code></a></li>
<li>The constructors of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#"><code>PMD</code></a> (the class will be made a utility class)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Miscellaneous</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTPackageDeclaration.html#getPackageNameImage()"><code>ASTPackageDeclaration#getPackageNameImage</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTypeParameter.html#getParameterName()"><code>ASTTypeParameter#getParameterName</code></a>
and the corresponding XPath attributes. In both cases they’re replaced with a new method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getName</code>,
the attribute is <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Name</code>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceBody.html#isAnonymousInnerClass()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceBody#isAnonymousInnerClass</code></a>,
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceBody.html#isEnumChild()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceBody#isEnumChild</code></a>,
refs <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/905">#905</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/Ecmascript3Handler.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.Ecmascript3Handler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/Ecmascript3Parser.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.Ecmascript3Parser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/EcmascriptParser.html#parserOptions"><code>EcmascriptParser#parserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/EcmascriptParser.html#getSuppressMap()"><code>EcmascriptParser#getSuppressMap</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/ParametricRuleViolation.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.ParametricRuleViolation</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ParserOptions.html#suppressMarker"><code>ParserOptions#suppressMarker</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/rule/ModelicaRuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.modelica.rule.ModelicaRuleViolationFactory</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6290">6.29.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6280">6.28.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleViolationComparator.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleViolationComparator</code></a>. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleViolation.html#DEFAULT_COMPARATOR"><code>RuleViolation#DEFAULT_COMPARATOR</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AbstractTokenizer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.AbstractTokenizer</code></a>. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.AnyCpdLexer</code></a> instead (previously called AnyTokenizer).</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-fortran/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FortranTokenizer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.FortranTokenizer</code></a>. Was replaced by an <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>AnyCpdLexer</code></a>. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-fortran/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/fortran/FortranLanguageModule.html#createCpdLexer(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguagePropertyBundle)"><code>FortranLanguageModule#createCpdLexer</code></a> anyway.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-perl/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/PerlTokenizer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.PerlTokenizer</code></a>. Was replaced by an <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>AnyCpdLexer</code></a>. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-perl/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/perl/PerlLanguageModule.html#createCpdLexer(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguagePropertyBundle)"><code>PerlLanguageModule#createCpdLexer</code></a> anyway.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ruby/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/RubyTokenizer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.RubyTokenizer</code></a>. Was replaced by an <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/AnyCpdLexer.html#"><code>AnyCpdLexer</code></a>. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ruby/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ruby/RubyLanguageModule.html#createCpdLexer(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguagePropertyBundle)"><code>RubyLanguageModule#createCpdLexer</code></a> anyway.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#getOverriddenLanguage()"><code>RuleReference#getOverriddenLanguage</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#setLanguage(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>RuleReference#setLanguage</code></a></li>
<li>Antlr4 generated lexers:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cs/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cs/antlr4/CSharpLexer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.cs.antlr4.CSharpLexer</code></a> will be moved to package <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.cs.ast</code> with PMD 7.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-dart/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dart/antlr4/Dart2Lexer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.dart.antlr4.Dart2Lexer</code></a> will be renamed to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DartLexer</code> and moved to package
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.dart.ast</code> with PMD 7. All other classes in the old package will be removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-go/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/go/antlr4/GolangLexer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.go.antlr4.GolangLexer</code></a> will be moved to package
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.go.ast</code> with PMD 7. All other classes in the old package will be removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-kotlin/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/kotlin/antlr4/Kotlin.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.kotlin.antlr4.Kotlin</code></a> will be renamed to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">KotlinLexer</code> and moved to package
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.kotlin.ast</code> with PMD 7.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-lua/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/lua/antlr4/LuaLexer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.lua.antlr4.LuaLexer</code></a> will be moved to package
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.lua.ast</code> with PMD 7. All other classes in the old package will be removed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6270">6.27.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>XML rule definition in rulesets: In PMD 7, the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">language</code> attribute will be required on all <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">rule</code>
elements that declare a new rule. Some base rule classes set the language implicitly in their
constructor, and so this is not required in all cases for the rule to work. But this
behavior will be discontinued in PMD 7, so missing <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">language</code> attributes are now
reported as a forward compatibility warning.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#getParserOptions()"><code>Rule#getParserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Parser.html#getParserOptions()"><code>Parser#getParserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/AbstractParser.html#"><code>AbstractParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#removeAttribute(java.lang.String)"><code>RuleContext#removeAttribute</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#getAttribute(java.lang.String)"><code>RuleContext#getAttribute</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#setAttribute(java.lang.String,java.lang.Object)"><code>RuleContext#setAttribute</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ApexParserOptions.html#"><code>ApexParserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTThrowStatement.html#getFirstClassOrInterfaceTypeImage()"><code>ASTThrowStatement#getFirstClassOrInterfaceTypeImage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/EcmascriptParserOptions.html#"><code>EcmascriptParserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/rule/EcmascriptXPathRule.html#"><code>EcmascriptXPathRule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/XmlParserOptions.html#"><code>XmlParserOptions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/rule/XmlXPathRule.html#"><code>XmlXPathRule</code></a></li>
<li>
<p>Properties of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/rule/AbstractXmlRule.html#"><code>AbstractXmlRule</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.ReadableDuration.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.Report.ReadableDuration</code></a></li>
<li>
<p>Many methods of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.Report</code></a>. They are replaced by accessors
that produce a List. For example, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#iterator()"><code>iterator()</code></a>
(and implementing Iterable) and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#isEmpty()"><code>isEmpty()</code></a> are both
replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/Report.html#getViolations()"><code>getViolations()</code></a>.</p>
</li>
<li>The dataflow codebase is deprecated for removal in PMD 7. This includes all code in the following packages, and their subpackages:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/dfa/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.dfa</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/dfa/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.dfa</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dfa/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.dfa</code></a></li>
<li>and the class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLDataFlowHandler.html#"><code>PLSQLDataFlowHandler</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/VfSimpleCharStream.html#"><code>VfSimpleCharStream</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/ASTJspDeclarations.html#"><code>ASTJspDeclarations</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/ASTJspDocument.html#"><code>ASTJspDocument</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/ScalaParserVisitorAdapter.html#zero()"><code>ScalaParserVisitorAdapter#zero</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/ScalaParserVisitorAdapter.html#combine(R,R)"><code>ScalaParserVisitorAdapter#combine</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexParserVisitorReducedAdapter.html#"><code>ApexParserVisitorReducedAdapter</code></a></li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorReducedAdapter.html#"><code>JavaParserVisitorReducedAdapter</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/TypeHelper.html#"><code>TypeHelper</code></a> is deprecated in
favor of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/types/TypeTestUtil.html#"><code>TypeTestUtil</code></a>, which has the
same functionality, but a slightly changed API.</li>
<li>Many of the classes in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symboltable/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symboltable</code></a>
are deprecated as internal API.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6260">6.26.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleChainVisitor.html#"><code>RuleChainVisitor</code></a> and all implementations in language modules</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractRuleChainVisitor.html#"><code>AbstractRuleChainVisitor</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Language.html#getRuleChainVisitorClass()"><code>Language#getRuleChainVisitorClass</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/BaseLanguageModule.html#&lt;init&gt;(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.Class,java.lang.String...)"><code>BaseLanguageModule#&lt;init&gt;</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/ImportWrapper.html#"><code>ImportWrapper</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6250">6.25.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The maven module <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-scala</code> is deprecated. Use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-scala_2.13</code>
or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-scala_2.12</code> instead.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Rule implementation classes are internal API and should not be used by clients directly.
The rules should only be referenced via their entry in the corresponding category ruleset
(e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&lt;rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml/AbstractClassWithoutAbstractMethod" /&gt;</code>).</p>
<p>While we definitely won’t move or rename the rule classes in PMD 6.x, we might consider changes
in PMD 7.0.0 and onwards.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractIgnoredAnnotationRule.html#"><code>AbstractIgnoredAnnotationRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractInefficientZeroCheck.html#"><code>AbstractInefficientZeroCheck</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJUnitRule.html#"><code>AbstractJUnitRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaMetricsRule.html#"><code>AbstractJavaMetricsRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractLombokAwareRule.html#"><code>AbstractLombokAwareRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractPoorMethodCall.html#"><code>AbstractPoorMethodCall</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/AbstractSunSecureRule.html#"><code>AbstractSunSecureRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AbstractNcssCountRule.html#"><code>AbstractNcssCountRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/documentation/AbstractCommentRule.html#"><code>AbstractCommentRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/AbstractOptimizationRule.html#"><code>AbstractOptimizationRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/regex/RegexHelper.html#"><code>RegexHelper</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/AbstractApexUnitTestRule.html#"><code>AbstractApexUnitTestRule</code></a> (Apex)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/design/AbstractNcssCountRule.html#"><code>AbstractNcssCountRule</code></a> (Apex)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/rule/design/AbstractNcssCountRule.html#"><code>AbstractNcssCountRule</code></a> (PLSQL)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ApexParser.html#"><code>ApexParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ApexHandler.html#"><code>ApexHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleChain.html#"><code>RuleChain</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#"><code>RuleSets</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#getRuleSets(java.lang.String,net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleSetFactory)"><code>RulesetsFactoryUtils#getRuleSets</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/TokenEntry.html#&lt;init&gt;(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,int)"><code>TokenEntry#TokenEntry</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/testframework/AbstractTokenizerTest.html#"><code>AbstractTokenizerTest</code></a>. Use CpdTextComparisonTest in module pmd-lang-test instead.
For details see
<a href="pmd_devdocs_major_adding_new_cpd_language.html#testing-your-implementation">Testing your implementation</a>
in the developer documentation.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ASTAnnotation.html#suppresses(net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule)"><code>ASTAnnotation#suppresses</code></a> (Apex)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/ApexXPathRule.html#"><code>ApexXPathRule</code></a> (Apex)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/SymbolTableTestRule.html#"><code>SymbolTableTestRule</code></a> (Java)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/InefficientStringBufferingRule.html#isInStringBufferOperation(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node,int,java.lang.String)"><code>InefficientStringBufferingRule#isInStringBufferOperation</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6240">6.24.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/BaseLanguageModule.html#addVersion(java.lang.String,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguageVersionHandler,boolean)"><code>BaseLanguageModule#addVersion(String, LanguageVersionHandler, boolean)</code></a></li>
<li>Some members of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/TokenMgrError.html#"><code>TokenMgrError</code></a>, in particular, a new constructor is available
that should be preferred to the old ones</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/antlr/AntlrTokenManager.ANTLRSyntaxError.html#"><code>ANTLRSyntaxError</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Experimental APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Experimental APIs are identified with the annotation <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/Experimental.html#"><code>Experimental</code></a>,
see its javadoc for details</p>
<ul>
<li>The experimental methods in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/BaseLanguageModule.html#"><code>BaseLanguageModule</code></a> have been replaced by a
definitive API.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6230">6.23.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/AbstractXPathRuleQuery.html#"><code>AbstractXPathRuleQuery</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/JaxenXPathRuleQuery.html#"><code>JaxenXPathRuleQuery</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/SaxonXPathRuleQuery.html#"><code>SaxonXPathRuleQuery</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/XPathRuleQuery.html#"><code>XPathRuleQuery</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>In ASTs</strong></p>
<p>As part of the changes we’d like to do to AST classes for 7.0.0, we would like to
hide some methods and constructors that rule writers should not have access to.
The following usages are now deprecated in the <strong>Apex</strong>, <strong>Javascript</strong>, <strong>PL/SQL</strong>, <strong>Scala</strong> and <strong>Visualforce</strong> ASTs:</p>
<ul>
<li>Manual instantiation of nodes. <strong>Constructors of node classes are deprecated</strong> and
marked <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/InternalApi.html#"><code>InternalApi</code></a>. Nodes should only be obtained from the parser,
which for rules, means that they never need to instantiate node themselves.
Those constructors will be made package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li><strong>Subclassing of abstract node classes, or usage of their type</strong>. The base classes are internal API
and will be hidden in version 7.0.0. You should not couple your code to them.</li>
<li>In the meantime you should use interfaces like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/visualforce/ast/VfNode.html#"><code>VfNode</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a>, or the other published interfaces in this package,
to refer to nodes generically.</li>
<li>Concrete node classes will <strong>be made final</strong> with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>Setters found in any node class or interface. <strong>Rules should consider the AST immutable</strong>.
We will make those setters package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>The implementation classes of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Parser.html#"><code>Parser</code></a> (eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/VfParser.html#"><code>VfParser</code></a>) are deprecated and should not be used directly.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getParser()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getParser</code></a> instead.</li>
<li>The implementation classes of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/TokenManager.html#"><code>TokenManager</code></a> (eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/VfTokenManager.html#"><code>VfTokenManager</code></a>) are deprecated and should not be used outside of our implementation.
<strong>This also affects CPD-only modules</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<p>These deprecations are added to the following language modules in this release.
Please look at the package documentation to find out the full list of deprecations.</p>
<ul>
<li>Apex: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast</code></a></li>
<li>Javascript: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.ast</code></a></li>
<li>PL/SQL: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.ast</code></a></li>
<li>Scala: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-scala_2.13/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/scala/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.scala.ast</code></a></li>
<li>Visualforce: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p>These deprecations have already been rolled out in a previous version for the
following languages:</p>
<ul>
<li>Java: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast</code></a></li>
<li>Java Server Pages: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast</code></a></li>
<li>Velocity Template Language: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/ast/package-summary.html"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.ast</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Outside of these packages, these changes also concern the following TokenManager
implementations, and their corresponding Parser if it exists (in the same package):</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cpp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/CppTokenManager.html#"><code>CppTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaTokenManager.html#"><code>JavaTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript5/Ecmascript5TokenManager.html#"><code>Ecmascript5TokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/JspTokenManager.html#"><code>JspTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-matlab/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/matlab/MatlabTokenManager.html#"><code>MatlabTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-modelica/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/modelica/ModelicaTokenManager.html#"><code>ModelicaTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-objectivec/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/objectivec/ObjectiveCTokenManager.html#"><code>ObjectiveCTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/PLSQLTokenManager.html#"><code>PLSQLTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-python/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonTokenManager.html#"><code>PythonTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/VfTokenManager.html#"><code>VfTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/VmTokenManager.html#"><code>VmTokenManager</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p>In the <strong>Java AST</strong> the following attributes are deprecated and will issue a warning when used in XPath rules:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAdditiveExpression.html#getImage()"><code>ASTAdditiveExpression#getImage</code></a> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getOperator()</code> instead</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableDeclaratorId.html#getImage()"><code>ASTVariableDeclaratorId#getImage</code></a> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getName()</code> instead</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableDeclaratorId.html#getVariableName()"><code>ASTVariableDeclaratorId#getVariableName</code></a> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getName()</code> instead</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Parser.html#getTokenManager(java.lang.String,java.io.Reader)"><code>Parser#getTokenManager</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/TokenManager.html#setFileName(java.lang.String)"><code>TokenManager#setFileName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractTokenManager.html#setFileName(java.lang.String)"><code>AbstractTokenManager#setFileName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractTokenManager.html#getFileName()"><code>AbstractTokenManager#getFileName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/token/AntlrToken.html#getType()"><code>AntlrToken#getType</code></a> - use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getKind()</code> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/ImmutableLanguage.html#"><code>ImmutableLanguage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/MockRule.html#"><code>MockRule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#getFirstParentOfAnyType(java.lang.Class...)"><code>Node#getFirstParentOfAnyType</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#getAsDocument()"><code>Node#getAsDocument</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNode.html#hasDescendantOfAnyType(java.lang.Class...)"><code>AbstractNode#hasDescendantOfAnyType</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTRecordDeclaration.html#getComponentList()"><code>ASTRecordDeclaration#getComponentList</code></a></li>
<li>Multiple fields, constructors and methods in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/XPathRule.html#"><code>XPathRule</code></a>. See javadoc for details.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6220">6.22.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageHandler.html#"><code>JavaLanguageHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageParser.html#"><code>JavaLanguageParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaDataFlowHandler.html#"><code>JavaDataFlowHandler</code></a></li>
<li>Implementations of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>RuleViolationFactory</code></a> in each
language module, eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/JavaRuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>JavaRuleViolationFactory</code></a>.
See javadoc of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>RuleViolationFactory</code></a>.</li>
<li>
<p>Implementations of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a> in each language module,
eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/JavaRuleViolation.html#"><code>JavaRuleViolation</code></a>. See javadoc of
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a>.</p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleFactory.html#"><code>RuleFactory</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleBuilder.html#"><code>RuleBuilder</code></a></li>
<li>Constructors of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactory.html#"><code>RuleSetFactory</code></a>, use factory methods from <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#"><code>RulesetsFactoryUtils</code></a> instead</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#getRulesetFactory(net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDConfiguration,net.sourceforge.pmd.util.ResourceLoader)"><code>getRulesetFactory</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AbstractApexNode.html#"><code>AbstractApexNode</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AbstractApexNodeBase.html#"><code>AbstractApexNodeBase</code></a>, and the related <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">visit</code>
methods on <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexParserVisitor.html#"><code>ApexParserVisitor</code></a> and its implementations.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>ApexNode</code></a> instead, now considers comments too.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dfa/DFAGraphRule.html#"><code>DFAGraphRule</code></a> and its implementations</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dfa/DFAGraphMethod.html#"><code>DFAGraphMethod</code></a></li>
<li>Many methods on the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a> interface
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNode.html#"><code>AbstractNode</code></a> base class. See their javadoc for details.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#isFindBoundary()"><code>Node#isFindBoundary</code></a> is deprecated for XPath queries.</li>
<li>Many APIs of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.metrics</code>, though most of them were internal and
probably not used directly outside of PMD. Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/metrics/MetricsUtil.html#"><code>MetricsUtil</code></a> as
a replacement for the language-specific façades too.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/QualifiableNode.html#"><code>QualifiableNode</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/QualifiedName.html#"><code>QualifiedName</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaParser.html#"><code>AbstractJavaParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.html#"><code>AbstractJavaHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.TypeKind.html"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.TypeKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getTypeKind()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getTypeKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaQualifiedName.html#"><code>JavaQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCatchStatement.html#getBlock()"><code>ASTCatchStatement#getBlock</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCompilationUnit.html#declarationsAreInDefaultPackage()"><code>ASTCompilationUnit#declarationsAreInDefaultPackage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaQualifiableNode.html#"><code>JavaQualifiableNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLambdaExpression.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTLambdaExpression#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/qname/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.qname</code></a> and its contents</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/MethodLikeNode.html#"><code>MethodLikeNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Its methods will also be removed from its implementations,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLambdaExpression.html#"><code>ASTLambdaExpression</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getImage</code></a> will be removed. Please use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getSimpleName()</code>
instead. This affects <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnnotationTypeDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTAnnotationTypeDeclaration#getImage</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration#getImage</code></a>, and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTEnumDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTEnumDeclaration#getImage</code></a>.</li>
<li>Several methods of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTryStatement.html#"><code>ASTTryStatement</code></a>, replacements with other names
have been added. This includes the XPath attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Finally</code>, replace it with a test for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">child::FinallyStatement</code>.</li>
<li>Several methods named <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getGuardExpressionNode</code> are replaced with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getCondition</code>. This affects the
following nodes: WhileStatement, DoStatement, ForStatement, IfStatement, AssertStatement, ConditionalExpression.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTYieldStatement.html#"><code>ASTYieldStatement</code></a> will not implement <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/TypeNode.html#"><code>TypeNode</code></a>
anymore come 7.0.0. Test the type of the expression nested within it.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/metrics/JavaMetrics.html#"><code>JavaMetrics</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/metrics/JavaMetricsComputer.html#"><code>JavaMetricsComputer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTArguments.html#getArgumentCount()"><code>ASTArguments#getArgumentCount</code></a>.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTArguments.html#size()"><code>size</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFormalParameters.html#getParameterCount()"><code>ASTFormalParameters#getParameterCount</code></a>.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFormalParameters.html#size()"><code>size</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/metrics/ApexMetrics.html#"><code>ApexMetrics</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/metrics/ApexMetricsComputer.html#"><code>ApexMetricsComputer</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>In ASTs (JSP)</strong></p>
<p>As part of the changes we’d like to do to AST classes for 7.0.0, we would like to
hide some methods and constructors that rule writers should not have access to.
The following usages are now deprecated <strong>in the JSP AST</strong> (with other languages to come):</p>
<ul>
<li>Manual instantiation of nodes. <strong>Constructors of node classes are deprecated</strong> and
marked <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/InternalApi.html#"><code>InternalApi</code></a>. Nodes should only be obtained from the parser,
which for rules, means that they never need to instantiate node themselves.
Those constructors will be made package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li><strong>Subclassing of abstract node classes, or usage of their type</strong>. The base classes are internal API
and will be hidden in version 7.0.0. You should not couple your code to them.</li>
<li>In the meantime you should use interfaces like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/JspNode.html#"><code>JspNode</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a>, or the other published interfaces in this package,
to refer to nodes generically.</li>
<li>Concrete node classes will <strong>be made final</strong> with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>Setters found in any node class or interface. <strong>Rules should consider the AST immutable</strong>.
We will make those setters package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/JspParser.html#"><code>JspParser</code></a> is deprecated and should not be used directly.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getParser()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getParser</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please look at <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast</code></a> to find out the full list of deprecations.</p>
<p><strong>In ASTs (Velocity)</strong></p>
<p>As part of the changes we’d like to do to AST classes for 7.0.0, we would like to
hide some methods and constructors that rule writers should not have access to.
The following usages are now deprecated <strong>in the VM AST</strong> (with other languages to come):</p>
<ul>
<li>Manual instantiation of nodes. <strong>Constructors of node classes are deprecated</strong> and
marked <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/InternalApi.html#"><code>InternalApi</code></a>. Nodes should only be obtained from the parser,
which for rules, means that they never need to instantiate node themselves.
Those constructors will be made package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li><strong>Subclassing of abstract node classes, or usage of their type</strong>. The base classes are internal API
and will be hidden in version 7.0.0. You should not couple your code to them.</li>
<li>In the meantime you should use interfaces like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-velocity/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/velocity/ast/VtlNode.html#"><code>VtlNode</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a>, or the other published interfaces in this package,
to refer to nodes generically.</li>
<li>Concrete node classes will <strong>be made final</strong> with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>Setters found in any node class or interface. <strong>Rules should consider the AST immutable</strong>.
We will make those setters package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li>The package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/directive/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.directive</code></a> as well as the classes
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/util/DirectiveMapper.html#"><code>DirectiveMapper</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/util/LogUtil.html#"><code>LogUtil</code></a> are deprecated
for removal. They were only used internally during parsing.</li>
<li>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/VmParser.html#"><code>VmParser</code></a> is deprecated and should not be used directly.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getParser()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getParser</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please look at <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/ast/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.ast</code></a> to find out the full list of deprecations.</p>
<p><strong>PLSQL AST</strong></p>
<p>The production and node <a href="https://javadoc.io/doc/net.sourceforge.pmd/pmd-plsql/6.21.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/ASTCursorBody.html"><code>ASTCursorBody</code></a> was unnecessary, not used and has been removed. Cursors have been already
parsed as <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/ASTCursorSpecification.html#"><code>ASTCursorSpecification</code></a>.</p>
<h4 id="6210">6.21.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Internal API</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0.
You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageHandler.html#"><code>JavaLanguageHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaLanguageParser.html#"><code>JavaLanguageParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/JavaDataFlowHandler.html#"><code>JavaDataFlowHandler</code></a></li>
<li>Implementations of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>RuleViolationFactory</code></a> in each
language module, eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/JavaRuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>JavaRuleViolationFactory</code></a>.
See javadoc of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleViolationFactory.html#"><code>RuleViolationFactory</code></a>.</li>
<li>
<p>Implementations of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a> in each language module,
eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/JavaRuleViolation.html#"><code>JavaRuleViolation</code></a>. See javadoc of
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleViolation.html#"><code>RuleViolation</code></a>.</p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleFactory.html#"><code>RuleFactory</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleBuilder.html#"><code>RuleBuilder</code></a></li>
<li>Constructors of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSetFactory.html#"><code>RuleSetFactory</code></a>, use factory methods from <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#"><code>RulesetsFactoryUtils</code></a> instead</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RulesetsFactoryUtils.html#getRulesetFactory(net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDConfiguration,net.sourceforge.pmd.util.ResourceLoader)"><code>getRulesetFactory</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AbstractApexNode.html#"><code>AbstractApexNode</code></a></li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/AbstractApexNodeBase.html#"><code>AbstractApexNodeBase</code></a>, and the related <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">visit</code>
methods on <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexParserVisitor.html#"><code>ApexParserVisitor</code></a> and its implementations.
Use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/ApexNode.html#"><code>ApexNode</code></a> instead, now considers comments too.</p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/CharStream.html#"><code>CharStream</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/JavaCharStream.html#"><code>JavaCharStream</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/SimpleCharStream.html#"><code>SimpleCharStream</code></a>: these are APIs used by our JavaCC
implementations and that will be moved/refactored for PMD 7.0.0. They should not
be used, extended or implemented directly.</li>
<li>All classes generated by JavaCC, eg <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JJTJavaParserState.html#"><code>JJTJavaParserState</code></a>.
This includes token classes, which will be replaced with a single implementation, and
subclasses of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/ParseException.html#"><code>ParseException</code></a>, whose usages will be replaced
by just that superclass.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li>Many methods on the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a> interface
and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNode.html#"><code>AbstractNode</code></a> base class. See their javadoc for details.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#isFindBoundary()"><code>Node#isFindBoundary</code></a> is deprecated for XPath queries.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaParser.html#"><code>AbstractJavaParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/AbstractJavaHandler.html#"><code>AbstractJavaHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://javadoc.io/page/net.sourceforge.pmd/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.TypeKind.html"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.TypeKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getTypeKind()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getTypeKind</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaQualifiedName.html#"><code>JavaQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCatchStatement.html#getBlock()"><code>ASTCatchStatement#getBlock</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCompilationUnit.html#declarationsAreInDefaultPackage()"><code>ASTCompilationUnit#declarationsAreInDefaultPackage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaQualifiableNode.html#"><code>JavaQualifiableNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLambdaExpression.html#getQualifiedName()"><code>ASTLambdaExpression#getQualifiedName</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/qname/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.qname</code></a> and its contents</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/MethodLikeNode.html#"><code>MethodLikeNode</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Its methods will also be removed from its implementations,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTMethodOrConstructorDeclaration</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLambdaExpression.html#"><code>ASTLambdaExpression</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnyTypeDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTAnyTypeDeclaration#getImage</code></a> will be removed. Please use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getSimpleName()</code>
instead. This affects <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTAnnotationTypeDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTAnnotationTypeDeclaration#getImage</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration#getImage</code></a>, and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTEnumDeclaration.html#getImage()"><code>ASTEnumDeclaration#getImage</code></a>.</li>
<li>Several methods of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTTryStatement.html#"><code>ASTTryStatement</code></a>, replacements with other names
have been added. This includes the XPath attribute <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@Finally</code>, replace it with a test for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">child::FinallyStatement</code>.</li>
<li>Several methods named <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getGuardExpressionNode</code> are replaced with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getCondition</code>. This affects the
following nodes: WhileStatement, DoStatement, ForStatement, IfStatement, AssertStatement, ConditionalExpression.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTYieldStatement.html#"><code>ASTYieldStatement</code></a> will not implement <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/TypeNode.html#"><code>TypeNode</code></a>
anymore come 7.0.0. Test the type of the expression nested within it.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6200">6.20.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6190">6.19.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li>All the package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/dcd/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.dcd</code></a> and its subpackages. See <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/dcd/DCD.html#"><code>DCD</code></a>.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#"><code>LanguageRegistry</code></a>:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#commaSeparatedTerseNamesForLanguageVersion(java.util.List)"><code>commaSeparatedTerseNamesForLanguageVersion</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#commaSeparatedTerseNamesForLanguage(java.util.List)"><code>commaSeparatedTerseNamesForLanguage</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#findAllVersions()"><code>findAllVersions</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#findLanguageVersionByTerseName(java.lang.String)"><code>findLanguageVersionByTerseName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageRegistry.html#getInstance()"><code>getInstance</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#getExcludePatterns()"><code>RuleSet#getExcludePatterns</code></a>. Use the new method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#getFileExclusions()"><code>getFileExclusions</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#getIncludePatterns()"><code>RuleSet#getIncludePatterns</code></a>. Use the new method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#getFileInclusions()"><code>getFileInclusions</code></a> instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Parser.html#canParse()"><code>Parser#canParse</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/Parser.html#getSuppressMap()"><code>Parser#getSuppressMap</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleBuilder.html#&lt;init&gt;(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String)"><code>RuleBuilder#RuleBuilder</code></a>. Use the new constructor with the correct ResourceLoader instead.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/RuleFactory.html#&lt;init&gt;()"><code>RuleFactory#RuleFactory</code></a>. Use the new constructor with the correct ResourceLoader instead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/CanSuppressWarnings.html#"><code>CanSuppressWarnings</code></a> and its implementations</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.html#isSuppressed(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node)"><code>isSuppressed</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractJavaRule.html#getDeclaringType(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node)"><code>getDeclaringType</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/JavaRuleViolation.html#isSupressed(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node,net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule)"><code>isSupressed</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclarator.html#"><code>ASTMethodDeclarator</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#getMethodName()"><code>getMethodName</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#getBlock()"><code>getBlock</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTConstructorDeclaration.html#getParameterCount()"><code>getParameterCount</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/CanSuppressWarnings.html#"><code>CanSuppressWarnings</code></a> and its implementations</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/ApexRuleViolation.html#isSupressed(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node,net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule)"><code>isSupressed</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal APIs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li>All the package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util</code></a> and its subpackages,
except <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/datasource/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/database/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.util.database</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/GridBagHelper.html#"><code>GridBagHelper</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/ColumnDescriptor.html#"><code>ColumnDescriptor</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6180">6.18.0</h4>
<p><strong>Changes to Renderer</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Each renderer has now a new method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/Renderer.html#setUseShortNames(java.util.List)"><code>Renderer#setUseShortNames</code></a> which
is used for implementing the “shortnames” CLI option. The method is automatically called by PMD, if this
CLI option is in use. When rendering filenames to the report, the new helper method
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/AbstractRenderer.html#determineFileName(java.lang.String)"><code>AbstractRenderer#determineFileName</code></a> should be used. This will change
the filename to a short name, if the CLI option “shortnames” is used.</p>
<p>Not adjusting custom renderers will make them render always the full file names and not honoring the
CLI option “shortnames”.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTImportDeclaration.html#getImportedNameNode()"><code>ASTImportDeclaration#getImportedNameNode</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTImportDeclaration.html#getPackage()"><code>ASTImportDeclaration#getPackage</code></a> have been deprecated and
will be removed with PMD 7.0.0.</li>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#setSourceCodeFilename(java.lang.String)"><code>RuleContext#setSourceCodeFilename</code></a> has been deprecated
and will be removed. The already existing method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#setSourceCodeFile(java.io.File)"><code>RuleContext#setSourceCodeFile</code></a>
should be used instead. The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleContext.html#getSourceCodeFilename()"><code>RuleContext#getSourceCodeFilename</code></a> still
exists and returns just the filename without the full path.</li>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/processor/AbstractPMDProcessor.html#filenameFrom(net.sourceforge.pmd.util.datasource.DataSource)"><code>AbstractPMDProcessor#filenameFrom</code></a> has been
deprecated. It was used to determine a “short name” of the file being analyzed, so that the report
can use short names. However, this logic has been moved to the renderers.</li>
<li>The methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#metrics()"><code>Report#metrics</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#hasMetrics()"><code>Report#hasMetrics</code></a> have
been deprecated. They were leftovers from a previous deprecation round targeting
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/stat/StatisticalRule.html#"><code>StatisticalRule</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Internal APIs</strong></p>
<p>Those APIs are not intended to be used by clients, and will be hidden or removed with PMD 7.0.0. You can identify them with the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@InternalApi</code> annotation. You’ll also get a deprecation warning.</p>
<ul>
<li>pmd-core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cache/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cache</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>pmd-java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.typeresolution</code></a>: Everything, including
subpackages, except <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/TypeHelper.html#"><code>TypeHelper</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/typedefinition/JavaTypeDefinition.html#"><code>JavaTypeDefinition</code></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTCompilationUnit.html#getClassTypeResolver()"><code>ASTCompilationUnit#getClassTypeResolver</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6170">6.17.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6160">6.16.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Reminder: Please don’t use members marked with the annotation <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/InternalApi.html#"><code>InternalApi</code></a>, as they will
likely be removed, hidden, or otherwise intentionally broken with 7.0.0.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>In ASTs</strong></p>
<p>As part of the changes we’d like to do to AST classes for 7.0.0, we would like to
hide some methods and constructors that rule writers should not have access to.
The following usages are now deprecated <strong>in the Java AST</strong> (with other languages to come):</p>
<ul>
<li>Manual instantiation of nodes. <strong>Constructors of node classes are deprecated</strong> and marked
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/annotation/InternalApi.html#"><code>InternalApi</code></a>. Nodes should only be obtained from the parser, which for rules, means
that never need to instantiate node themselves. Those constructors will be made package private with 7.0.0.</li>
<li><strong>Subclassing of abstract node classes, or usage of their type</strong>. Version 7.0.0 will bring a new set of abstractions
that will be public API, but the base classes are and will stay internal. You should not couple your code to them.
<ul>
<li>In the meantime you should use interfaces like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaNode.html#"><code>JavaNode</code></a> or
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a>, or the other published interfaces in this package, to refer to nodes generically.</li>
<li>Concrete node classes will <strong>be made final</strong> with 7.0.0.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Setters found in any node class or interface. <strong>Rules should consider the AST immutable</strong>. We will make those
setters package private with 7.0.0.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please look at <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast</code></a> to find out the full list
of deprecations.</p>
<h4 id="6150">6.15.0</h4>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DumpFacades</code> in all languages, that could be used to transform a AST into a textual representation,
will be removed with PMD 7. The rule designer is a better way to inspect nodes.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-javascript/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ecmascript.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-jsp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.jsp.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-plsql/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-visualforce/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vf.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-vm/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/ast/AbstractVmNode.html#dump(java.lang.String,boolean,java.io.Writer)"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.vm.ast.AbstractVmNode#dump</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-xml/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/xml/ast/DumpFacade.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.xml.ast.DumpFacade</code></a></li>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getDumpFacade(java.io.Writer,java.lang.String,boolean)"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getDumpFacade</code></a> will be
removed as well. It is deprecated, along with all its implementations in the subclasses of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#"><code>LanguageVersionHandler</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6140">6.14.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6130">6.13.0</h4>
<p><strong>Command Line Interface</strong></p>
<p>The start scripts <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">run.sh</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd.bat</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cpd.bat</code> support the new environment variable <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD_JAVA_OPTS</code>.
This can be used to set arbitrary JVM options for running PMD, such as memory settings (e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD_JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx512m</code>)
or enable preview language features (e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PMD_JAVA_OPTS=--enable-preview</code>).</p>
<p>The previously available variables such as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OPTS</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">HEAPSIZE</code> are deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0.</p>
<p><strong>Deprecated API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRule.html#"><code>CodeClimateRule</code></a> is deprecated in 7.0.0 because it was unused for 2 years and
created an unwanted dependency.
Properties “cc_categories”, “cc_remediation_points_multiplier”, “cc_block_highlighting” will also be removed.
See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1702">#1702</a> for more.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The Apex ruleset <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml</code> has been deprecated and will be removed in 7.0.0. Please use the new
quickstart ruleset <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">rulesets/apex/quickstart.xml</code> instead.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6120">6.12.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="6110">6.11.0</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/stat/StatisticalRule.html#"><code>StatisticalRule</code></a> and the related helper classes and base rule classes
are deprecated for removal in 7.0.0. This includes all of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/stat/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.stat</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/stat/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.stat</code></a>,
and also <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/AbstractStatisticalJavaRule.html#"><code>AbstractStatisticalJavaRule</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-apex/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/AbstractStatisticalApexRule.html#"><code>AbstractStatisticalApexRule</code></a> and the like.
The methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Report.html#addMetric(net.sourceforge.pmd.stat.Metric)"><code>Report#addMetric</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/ThreadSafeReportListener.html#metricAdded(net.sourceforge.pmd.stat.Metric)"><code>metricAdded</code></a>
will also be removed.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertySource.html#setProperty(net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.MultiValuePropertyDescriptor,V...)"><code>setProperty</code></a> is deprecated,
because <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/MultiValuePropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>MultiValuePropertyDescriptor</code></a> is deprecated as well.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="6100">6.10.0</h4>
<p><strong>Properties framework</strong></p>
<p>The properties framework is about to get a lifting, and for that reason, we need to deprecate a lot of APIs
to remove them in 7.0.0. The proposed changes to the API are described <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/wiki/Property-framework-7-0-0">on the wiki</a></p>
<p><strong>Changes to how you define properties</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Construction of property descriptors has been possible through builders since 6.0.0. The 7.0.0 API will only allow
construction through builders. The builder hierarchy, currently found in the package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/builders/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders</code></a>,
is being replaced by the simpler <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyBuilder.html#"><code>PropertyBuilder</code></a>. Their APIs enjoy a high degree of source compatibility.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Concrete property classes like <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/IntegerProperty.html#"><code>IntegerProperty</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/StringMultiProperty.html#"><code>StringMultiProperty</code></a> will gradually
all be deprecated until 7.0.0. Their usages should be replaced by direct usage of the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>PropertyDescriptor</code></a>
interface, e.g. <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PropertyDescriptor&lt;Integer&gt;</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PropertyDescriptor&lt;List&lt;String&gt;&gt;</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Instead of spreading properties across countless classes, the utility class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#"><code>PropertyFactory</code></a> will become
from 7.0.0 on the only provider for property descriptor builders. Each current property type will be replaced
by a corresponding method on <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PropertyFactory</code>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/IntegerProperty.html#"><code>IntegerProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#intProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#intProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/IntegerMultiProperty.html#"><code>IntegerMultiProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#intListProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#intListProperty</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/FloatProperty.html#"><code>FloatProperty</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/DoubleProperty.html#"><code>DoubleProperty</code></a> are both replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#doubleProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#doubleProperty</code></a>.
Having a separate property for floats wasn’t that useful.
<ul>
<li>Similarly, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/FloatMultiProperty.html#"><code>FloatMultiProperty</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/DoubleMultiProperty.html#"><code>DoubleMultiProperty</code></a> are replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#doubleListProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#doubleListProperty</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/StringProperty.html#"><code>StringProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#stringProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#stringProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/StringMultiProperty.html#"><code>StringMultiProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#stringListProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#stringListProperty</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/RegexProperty.html#"><code>RegexProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#regexProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#regexProperty</code></a></p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/EnumeratedProperty.html#"><code>EnumeratedProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#enumProperty(java.lang.String,java.util.Map)"><code>PropertyFactory#enumProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/EnumeratedProperty.html#"><code>EnumeratedProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#enumListProperty(java.lang.String,java.util.Map)"><code>PropertyFactory#enumListProperty</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/BooleanProperty.html#"><code>BooleanProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#booleanProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#booleanProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li>Its multi-valued counterpart, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/BooleanMultiProperty.html#"><code>BooleanMultiProperty</code></a>, is not replaced, because it doesn’t have a use case.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/CharacterProperty.html#"><code>CharacterProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#charProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#charProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/CharacterMultiProperty.html#"><code>CharacterMultiProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#charListProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#charListProperty</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/LongProperty.html#"><code>LongProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#longIntProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#longIntProperty</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/LongMultiProperty.html#"><code>LongMultiProperty</code></a> is replaced by <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyFactory.html#longIntListProperty(java.lang.String)"><code>PropertyFactory#longIntListProperty</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/MethodProperty.html#"><code>MethodProperty</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/FileProperty.html#"><code>FileProperty</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/TypeProperty.html#"><code>TypeProperty</code></a> and their multi-valued counterparts
are discontinued for lack of a use-case, and have no planned replacement in 7.0.0 for now.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Here’s an example:</p>
<div class="language-java highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="c1">// Before 7.0.0, these are equivalent:</span>
<span class="nc">IntegerProperty</span> <span class="n">myProperty</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">new</span> <span class="nc">IntegerProperty</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"score"</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="s">"Top score value"</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mi">100</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mi">40</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mf">3.0f</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="nc">IntegerProperty</span> <span class="n">myProperty</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nc">IntegerProperty</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">named</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"score"</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">desc</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"Top score value"</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">range</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mi">100</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">defaultValue</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mi">40</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">uiOrder</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mf">3.0f</span><span class="o">);</span>
<span class="c1">// They both map to the following in 7.0.0</span>
<span class="nc">PropertyDescriptor</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="nc">Integer</span><span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="n">myProperty</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nc">PropertyFactory</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="na">intProperty</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"score"</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">desc</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="s">"Top score value"</span><span class="o">).</span><span class="na">require</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="n">inRange</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="o">,</span> <span class="mi">100</span><span class="o">)).</span><span class="na">defaultValue</span><span class="o">(</span><span class="mi">40</span><span class="o">);</span>
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>You’re highly encouraged to migrate to using this new API as soon as possible, to ease your migration to 7.0.0.</p>
<p><strong>Architectural simplifications</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/EnumeratedPropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>EnumeratedPropertyDescriptor</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/NumericPropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>NumericPropertyDescriptor</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PackagedPropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>PackagedPropertyDescriptor</code></a>,
and the related builders (in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/builders/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.builders</code></a>) will be removed.
These specialized interfaces allowed additional constraints to be enforced on the
value of a property, but made the property class hierarchy very large and impractical
to maintain. Their functionality will be mapped uniformly to <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyConstraint.html#"><code>PropertyConstraint</code></a>s,
which will allow virtually any constraint to be defined, and improve documentation and error reporting. The
related methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyTypeId.html#isPropertyNumeric()"><code>PropertyTypeId#isPropertyNumeric</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyTypeId.html#isPropertyPackaged()"><code>PropertyTypeId#isPropertyPackaged</code></a> are also deprecated.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/MultiValuePropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>MultiValuePropertyDescriptor</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/SingleValuePropertyDescriptor.html#"><code>SingleValuePropertyDescriptor</code></a>
are deprecated. 7.0.0 will introduce a new XML syntax which will remove the need for such a divide
between single- and multi-valued properties. The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#isMultiValue()"><code>PropertyDescriptor#isMultiValue</code></a> will be removed
accordingly.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Changes to the PropertyDescriptor interface</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#preferredRowCount()"><code>preferredRowCount</code></a> is deprecated with no intended replacement. It was never implemented, and does not belong
in this interface. The methods <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#uiOrder()"><code>uiOrder</code></a> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">compareTo(PropertyDescriptor)</code> are deprecated for the
same reason. These methods mix presentation logic with business logic and are not necessary for PropertyDescriptors to work.
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">PropertyDescriptor</code> will not extend <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Comparable&lt;PropertyDescriptor&gt;</code> anymore come 7.0.0.</li>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#propertyErrorFor(net.sourceforge.pmd.Rule)"><code>propertyErrorFor</code></a> is deprecated and will be removed with no intended
replacement. It’s really just a shortcut for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">prop.errorFor(rule.getProperty(prop))</code>.</li>
<li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">T </code><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#valueFrom(java.lang.String)"><code>valueFrom(String)</code></a> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">String </code><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#asDelimitedString(java.lang.Object)"><code>asDelimitedString</code></a><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">(T)</code> are deprecated and will be removed. These were
used to serialize and deserialize properties to/from a string, but 7.0.0 will introduce a more flexible
XML syntax which will make them obsolete.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#isMultiValue()"><code>isMultiValue</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#type()"><code>type</code></a> are deprecated and won’t be replaced. The new XML syntax will remove the need
for a divide between multi- and single-value properties, and will allow arbitrary types to be represented.
Since arbitrary types may be represented, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">type</code> will become obsolete as it can’t represent generic types,
which will nevertheless be representable with the XML syntax. It was only used for documentation, but a
new way to document these properties exhaustively will be added with 7.0.0.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#errorFor(java.lang.Object)"><code>errorFor</code></a> is deprecated as its return type will be changed to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Optional&lt;String&gt;</code> with the shift to Java 8.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Deprecated APIs</strong></p>
<p><strong>For internalization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The implementation of the adapters for the XPath engines Saxon and Jaxen (package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/xpath/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath</code></a>)
are now deprecated. They’ll be moved to an internal package come 7.0.0. Only <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/xpath/Attribute.html#"><code>Attribute</code></a> remains public API.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The classes <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptorField.html#"><code>PropertyDescriptorField</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/builders/PropertyDescriptorBuilderConversionWrapper.html#"><code>PropertyDescriptorBuilderConversionWrapper</code></a>, and the methods
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#attributeValuesById()"><code>PropertyDescriptor#attributeValuesById</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyDescriptor.html#isDefinedExternally()"><code>PropertyDescriptor#isDefinedExternally</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertyTypeId.html#getFactory()"><code>PropertyTypeId#getFactory</code></a>.
These were used to read and write properties to and from XML, but were not intended as public API.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/ValueParserConstants.html#"><code>ValueParserConstants</code></a> and the interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/ValueParser.html#"><code>ValueParser</code></a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>All classes from <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/metrics/impl/visitors/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.metrics.impl.visitors</code></a> are now considered internal API. They’re deprecated
and will be moved into an internal package with 7.0.0. To implement your own metrics visitors,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorAdapter.html#"><code>JavaParserVisitorAdapter</code></a> should be directly subclassed.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getDataFlowHandler()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getDataFlowHandler()</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getDFAGraphRule()"><code>LanguageVersionHandler#getDFAGraphRule()</code></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/VisitorStarter.html#"><code>VisitorStarter</code></a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For removal</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>All classes from <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/modules/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.modules</code></a> will be removed.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Dimensionable.html#"><code>Dimensionable</code></a> has been deprecated.
It gets in the way of a grammar change for 7.0.0 and won’t be needed anymore (see <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/997">#997</a>).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Several methods from <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTLocalVariableDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTLocalVariableDeclaration</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFieldDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTFieldDeclaration</code></a> have
also been deprecated:</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFieldDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTFieldDeclaration</code></a> won’t be a <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/TypeNode.html#"><code>TypeNode</code></a> come 7.0.0, so
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFieldDeclaration.html#getType()"><code>getType</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTFieldDeclaration.html#getTypeDefinition()"><code>getTypeDefinition</code></a> are deprecated.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getVariableName</code> on those two nodes will be removed, too.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>All these are deprecated because those nodes may declare several variables at once, possibly
with different types (and obviously with different names). They both implement <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Iterator&lt;</code><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTVariableId.html#"><code>ASTVariableId</code></a><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&gt;</code>
though, so you should iterate on each declared variable. See <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/910">#910</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Visitor decorators are now deprecated and will be removed in PMD 7.0.0. They were originally a way to write
composable visitors, used in the metrics framework, but they didn’t prove cost-effective.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast</code></a>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserDecoratedVisitor.html#"><code>JavaParserDecoratedVisitor</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserControllessVisitor.html#"><code>JavaParserControllessVisitor</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserControllessVisitorAdapter.html#"><code>JavaParserControllessVisitorAdapter</code></a>, and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/JavaParserVisitorDecorator.html#"><code>JavaParserVisitorDecorator</code></a> are deprecated with no intended replacement.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The LanguageModules of several languages, that only support CPD execution, have been deprecated. These languages
are not fully supported by PMD, so having a language module does not make sense. The functionality of CPD is
not affected by this change. The following classes have been deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0:</p>
</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cpp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/CppHandler.html#"><code>CppHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cpp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/CppLanguageModule.html#"><code>CppLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cpp/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/CppParser.html#"><code>CppParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-cs/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cs/CsLanguageModule.html#"><code>CsLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-fortran/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/fortran/FortranLanguageModule.html#"><code>FortranLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-groovy/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/groovy/GroovyLanguageModule.html#"><code>GroovyLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-matlab/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/matlab/MatlabHandler.html#"><code>MatlabHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-matlab/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/matlab/MatlabLanguageModule.html#"><code>MatlabLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-matlab/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/matlab/MatlabParser.html#"><code>MatlabParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-objectivec/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/objectivec/ObjectiveCHandler.html#"><code>ObjectiveCHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-objectivec/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/objectivec/ObjectiveCLanguageModule.html#"><code>ObjectiveCLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-objectivec/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/objectivec/ObjectiveCParser.html#"><code>ObjectiveCParser</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-php/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/php/PhpLanguageModule.html#"><code>PhpLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-python/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonHandler.html#"><code>PythonHandler</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-python/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonLanguageModule.html#"><code>PythonLanguageModule</code></a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-python/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonParser.html#"><code>PythonParser</code></a></li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-ruby/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ruby/RubyLanguageModule.html#"><code>RubyLanguageModule</code></a></p>
</li>
<li>Optional AST processing stages like symbol table, type resolution or data-flow analysis will be reified
in 7.0.0 to factorise common logic and make them extensible. Further explanations about this change can be
found on <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1426">#1426</a>. Consequently, the following APIs are deprecated for
removal:
<ul>
<li>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#"><code>Rule</code></a>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#isDfa()"><code>isDfa()</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#isTypeResolution()"><code>isTypeResolution()</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/Rule.html#isMultifile()"><code>isMultifile()</code></a> and their
respective setters.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#"><code>RuleSet</code></a>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#usesDFA(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesDFA(Language)</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#usesTypeResolution(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesTypeResolution(Language)</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSet.html#usesMultifile(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesMultifile(Language)</code></a></li>
<li>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#"><code>RuleSets</code></a>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#usesDFA(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesDFA(Language)</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#usesTypeResolution(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesTypeResolution(Language)</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/RuleSets.html#usesMultifile(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.Language)"><code>usesMultifile(Language)</code></a></li>
<li>In <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#"><code>LanguageVersionHandler</code></a>: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getDataFlowFacade()"><code>getDataFlowFacade()</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getSymbolFacade()"><code>getSymbolFacade()</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getSymbolFacade(java.lang.ClassLoader)"><code>getSymbolFacade(ClassLoader)</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getTypeResolutionFacade(java.lang.ClassLoader)"><code>getTypeResolutionFacade(ClassLoader)</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/LanguageVersionHandler.html#getQualifiedNameResolutionFacade(java.lang.ClassLoader)"><code>getQualifiedNameResolutionFacade(ClassLoader)</code></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="690">6.9.0</h4>
<p>No changes.</p>
<h4 id="680">6.8.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>A couple of methods and fields in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/AbstractPropertySource.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.AbstractPropertySource</code></a> have been
deprecated, as they are replaced by already existing functionality or expose internal implementation
details: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">propertyDescriptors</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">propertyValuesByDescriptor</code>,
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">copyPropertyDescriptors()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">copyPropertyValues()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoredProperties()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">usesDefaultValues()</code>,
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">useDefaultValueFor()</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Some methods in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/properties/PropertySource.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertySource</code></a> have been deprecated as well:
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">usesDefaultValues()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">useDefaultValueFor()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ignoredProperties()</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractDelegateRule.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.AbstractDelegateRule</code></a> has been deprecated and will
be removed with PMD 7.0.0. It is internally only in use by RuleReference.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The default constructor of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/RuleReference.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.RuleReference</code></a> has been deprecated
and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0. RuleReferences should only be created by providing a Rule and
a RuleSetReference. Furthermore, the following methods are deprecated: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">setRuleReference()</code>,
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hasOverriddenProperty()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">usesDefaultValues()</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">useDefaultValueFor()</code>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="670">6.7.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>All classes in the package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dfa/report/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.dfa.report</code></a> have been deprecated and will be removed
with PMD 7.0.0. This includes the class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/dfa/report/ReportTree.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.dfa.report.ReportTree</code></a>. The reason is,
that this class is very specific to Java and not suitable for other languages. It has only been used for
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">YAHTMLRenderer</code>, which has been rewritten to work without these classes.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The nodes RUNSIGNEDSHIFT and RSIGNEDSHIFT are deprecated and will be removed from the AST with PMD 7.0.0.
These represented the operator of ShiftExpression in two cases out of three, but they’re not needed and
make ShiftExpression inconsistent. The operator of a ShiftExpression is now accessible through
ShiftExpression#getOperator.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="650">6.5.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The utility class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/CommentUtil.html#"><code>CommentUtil</code></a> has been deprecated and will be removed
with PMD 7.0.0. Its methods have been intended to parse javadoc tags. A more useful solution will be added
around the AST node <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalComment</code>, which contains as children <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavadocElement</code> nodes, which in
turn provide access to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">JavadocTag</code>.</p>
<p>All comment AST nodes (<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FormalComment</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MultiLineComment</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SingleLineComment</code>) have a new method
<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">getFilteredComment()</code> which provide access to the comment text without the leading <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">/*</code> markers.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The method <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">AbstractCommentRule.tagsIndicesIn()</code> has been deprecated and will be removed with
PMD 7.0.0. It is not very useful, since it doesn’t extract the information
in a useful way. You would still need check, which tags have been found, and with which
data they might be accompanied.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="640">6.4.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>The following classes in package <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/package-summary.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.benchmark</code></a> have been deprecated: <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/Benchmark.html#"><code>Benchmark</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/Benchmarker.html#"><code>Benchmarker</code></a>,
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/BenchmarkReport.html#"><code>BenchmarkReport</code></a>, <code>BenchmarkResult</code>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/RuleDuration.html#"><code>RuleDuration</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/StringBuilderCR.html#"><code>StringBuilderCR</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/TextReport.html#"><code>TextReport</code></a>. Their API is not supported anymore
and is disconnected from the internals of PMD. Use the newer API based around <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/benchmark/TimeTracker.html#"><code>TimeTracker</code></a> instead, which can be found
in the same package.</li>
<li>The class <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/xpath/TypeOfFunction.html#"><code>TypeOfFunction</code></a> has been deprecated. Use the newer <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/xpath/TypeIsFunction.html#"><code>TypeIsFunction</code></a> in the same package.</li>
<li>The <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">typeof</code> methods in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/xpath/JavaFunctions.html#"><code>JavaFunctions</code></a> have been deprecated.
Use the newer <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">typeIs</code> method in the same class instead.</li>
<li>The methods <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isA</code>, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isEither</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isNeither</code> of <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/TypeHelper.html#"><code>TypeHelper</code></a>.
Use the new <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isExactlyAny</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isExactlyNone</code> methods in the same class instead.</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="620">6.2.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The static method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/PMDParameters.html#transformParametersIntoConfiguration(net.sourceforge.pmd.cli.PMDParameters)"><code>PMDParameters#transformParametersIntoConfiguration</code></a> is now deprecated,
for removal in 7.0.0. The new instance method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cli/PMDParameters.html#toConfiguration()"><code>toConfiguration</code></a> replaces it.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTConstructorDeclaration.html#getParameters()"><code>ASTConstructorDeclaration#getParameters</code></a> has been deprecated in favor of the new method
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTConstructorDeclaration.html#getFormalParameters()"><code>getFormalParameters</code></a>. This method is available for both
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTConstructorDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTConstructorDeclaration</code></a> and <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ASTMethodDeclaration.html#"><code>ASTMethodDeclaration</code></a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="610">6.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>The method <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#getXPathNodeName()"><code>getXPathNodeName</code></a> is added to the <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/Node.html#"><code>Node</code></a> interface, which removes the
use of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">toString</code> of a node to get its XPath element name (see <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/569">#569</a>).
<ul>
<li>The default implementation provided in <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNode.html#"><code>AbstractNode</code></a>, will be removed with 7.0.0</li>
<li>With 7.0.0, the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Node.toString</code> method will not necessarily provide its XPath node
name anymore.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>The interface <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/Renderer.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Renderer</code></a> has been deprecated. A new interface
<a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/renderer/CPDRenderer.html#"><code>CPDRenderer</code></a> has been introduced to replace it. The main
difference is that the new interface is meant to render directly to a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">java.io.Writer</code>
rather than to a String. This allows to greatly reduce the memory footprint of CPD, as on
large projects, with many duplications, it was causing <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">OutOfMemoryError</code>s (see <a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/795">#795</a>).</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FileReporter.html#"><code>net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.FileReporter</code></a> has also been deprecated as part of this change, as it’s no longer needed.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="601">6.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>The constant <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/6.55.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMD.html#VERSION"><code>PMD#VERSION</code></a> has been deprecated and will be removed with PMD 7.0.0.
Please use <a href="https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.0.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/PMDVersion.html#VERSION"><code>PMDVersion#VERSION</code></a> instead.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="-fixed-issues">🐛 Fixed Issues</h2>
<ul>
<li>miscellaneous
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/881">#881</a>: [all] Breaking API changes for 7.0.0</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/896">#896</a>: [all] Use slf4j</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1431">#1431</a>: [ui] Remove old GUI applications (designerold, bgastviewer)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1451">#1451</a>: [core] RulesetFactoryCompatibility stores the whole ruleset file in memory as a string</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2496">#2496</a>: Update PMD 7 Logo on landing page</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2497">#2497</a>: PMD 7 Logo page</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2498">#2498</a>: Update PMD 7 Logo in documentation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3797">#3797</a>: [all] Use JUnit5</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4462">#4462</a>: Provide Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4460">#4460</a>: Fix assembly-plugin warnings</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4582">#4582</a>: [dist] Download link broken</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4586">#4586</a>: Use explicit encoding in ruleset xml files</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4642">#4642</a>: Update regression tests with Java 21 language features</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4691">#4691</a>: [CVEs] Critical and High CEVs reported on PMD and PMD dependencies</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4699">#4699</a>: Make PMD buildable with java 21</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4736">#4736</a>: [ci] Improve build procedure</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4741">#4741</a>: Add pmd-compat6 module for maven-pmd-plugin</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4749">#4749</a>: Fixes NoSuchMethodError on processing errors in pmd-compat6</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4776">#4776</a>: [ci] Upgrade to ruby 3</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4796">#4796</a>: Remove deprecated and release rulesets</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4823">#4823</a>: Update to use renamed pmd-designer</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4827">#4827</a>: [compat6] Support config errors and cpd for csharp</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4830">#4830</a>: Consolidate packages in each maven module</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4867">#4867</a>: [dist] ./mvnw command not found in dist-src</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ant
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4080">#4080</a>: [ant] Split off Ant integration into a new submodule</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>core
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/880">#880</a>: [core] Make visitors generic</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1027">#1027</a>: [core] Apply the new PropertyDescriptor&lt;Pattern&gt; type where applicable</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1204">#1204</a>: [core] Allow numeric properties in XML to be within an unbounded range</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1622">#1622</a>: [core] NodeStream API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1687">#1687</a>: [core] Deprecate and Remove XPath 1.0 support</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1785">#1785</a>: [core] Allow abstract node types to be valid rulechain visits</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1825">#1825</a>: [core] Support NoAttribute for XPath</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2038">#2038</a>: [core] Remove DCD</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2218">#2218</a>: [core] <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isFindBoundary</code> should not be an attribute</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2234">#2234</a>: [core] Consolidate PMD CLI into a single command</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2239">#2239</a>: [core] Merging Javacc build scripts</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2500">#2500</a>: [core] Clarify API for ANTLR based languages</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2518">#2518</a>: [core] Language properties</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2602">#2602</a>: [core] Remove ParserOptions</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2614">#2614</a>: [core] Upgrade Saxon, add XPath 3.1, remove Jaxen</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2696">#2696</a>: [core] Remove DFA</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2821">#2821</a>: [core] Rule processing error filenames are missing paths</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2873">#2873</a>: [core] Utility classes in pmd 7</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2885">#2885</a>: [core] Error recovery mode</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3203">#3203</a>: [core] Replace RuleViolationFactory implementations with ViolationDecorator</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3692">#3692</a>: [core] Analysis listeners</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3782">#3782</a>: [core] Language lifecycle</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3815">#3815</a>: [core] Update Saxon HE to 10.7</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3893">#3893</a>: [core] Text documents</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3902">#3902</a>: [core] Violation decorators</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3903">#3903</a>: [core] Consolidate <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">n.s.pmd.reporting</code> package</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3905">#3905</a>: [core] Stabilize tree export API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3917">#3917</a>: [core] Consolidate <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">n.s.pmd.lang.rule</code> package</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3918">#3918</a>: [core] Make LanguageRegistry non static</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3919">#3919</a>: [core] Merge CPD and PMD language</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3922">#3922</a>: [core] Better error reporting for the ruleset parser</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4035">#4035</a>: [core] ConcurrentModificationException in DefaultRuleViolationFactory</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4065">#4065</a>: [core] Rename TokenMgrError to LexException, Tokenizer to CpdLexer</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4120">#4120</a>: [core] Explicitly name all language versions</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4204">#4204</a>: [core] Provide a CpdAnalysis class as a programmatic entry point into CPD</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4301">#4301</a>: [core] Remove deprecated property concrete classes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4302">#4302</a>: [core] Migrate Property Framework API to Java 8</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4309">#4309</a>: [core] Cleanups in XPath area</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4312">#4312</a>: [core] Remove unnecessary property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">color</code> and system property <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">pmd.color</code> in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">TextColorRenderer</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4313">#4313</a>: [core] Remove support for &lt;lang&gt;-&lt;ruleset&gt; hyphen notation for ruleset references</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4314">#4314</a>: [core] Remove ruleset compatibility filter (RuleSetFactoryCompatibility) and CLI option <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--no-ruleset-compatibility</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4323">#4323</a>: [core] Refactor CPD integration</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4348">#4348</a>: [core] Consolidate @<!-- -->InternalApi classes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4349">#4349</a>: [core] Cleanup remaining experimental and deprecated API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4353">#4353</a>: [core] Micro optimizations for Node API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4365">#4365</a>: [core] Improve benchmarking</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4397">#4397</a>: [core] Refactor CPD</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4378">#4378</a>: [core] Ruleset loading processes commented rules</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4420">#4420</a>: [core] Remove PMD.EOL</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4425">#4425</a>: [core] Replace TextFile::pathId</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4454">#4454</a>: [core] “Unknown option: ‘-min’” but is referenced in documentation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4611">#4611</a>: [core] Fix loading language properties from env vars</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4621">#4621</a>: [core] Make <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ClasspathClassLoader::getResource</code> child first</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4674">#4674</a>: [core] WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4694">#4694</a>: [core] Fix line/col numbers in TokenMgrError</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4717">#4717</a>: [core] XSLTRenderer doesn’t close report file</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4750">#4750</a>: [core] Fix flaky SummaryHTMLRenderer</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4782">#4782</a>: [core] Avoid using getImage/@<!-- -->Image</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>cli
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2234">#2234</a>: [core] Consolidate PMD CLI into a single command</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3828">#3828</a>: [core] Progress reporting</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4079">#4079</a>: [cli] Split off CLI implementation into a pmd-cli submodule</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4423">#4423</a>: [cli] Fix NPE when only <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--file-list</code> is specified</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4482">#4482</a>: [cli] pmd.bat can only be executed once</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4484">#4484</a>: [cli] ast-dump with no properties produce an NPE</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4594">#4594</a>: [cli] Change completion generation to runtime</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4685">#4685</a>: [cli] Clarify CPD documentation, fix positional parameter handling</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4723">#4723</a>: [cli] Launch fails for “bash pmd”</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>doc
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/995">#995</a>: [doc] Document API evolution principles as ADR</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2501">#2501</a>: [doc] Verify ANTLR Documentation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2511">#2511</a>: [doc] Review guides for writing java/xpath rules for correctness with PMD 7</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3175">#3175</a>: [doc] Document language module features</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4294">#4294</a>: [doc] Migration Guide for upgrading PMD 6 ➡️ 7</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4303">#4303</a>: [doc] Document new property framework</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4308">#4308</a>: [doc] Document XPath API @<!-- ->NoAttribute and @<!-- -->DeprecatedAttribute</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4319">#4319</a>: [doc] Document TypeRes API and Symbols API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4438">#4438</a>: [doc] Documentation links in VS Code are outdated</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4521">#4521</a>: [doc] Website is not mobile friendly</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4676">#4676</a>: [doc] Clarify how CPD <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-literals</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--ignore-identifiers</code> work</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4659">#4659</a>: [doc] Improve ant documentation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4669">#4669</a>: [doc] Add bld PMD Extension to Tools / Integrations</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4704">#4704</a>: [doc] Multivalued properties do not accept | as a separator</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>testing
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2435">#2435</a>: [test] Remove duplicated Dummy language module</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4234">#4234</a>: [test] Tests that change the logging level do not work</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Language specific fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>apex
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1937">#1937</a>: [apex] Apex should only have a single RootNode</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1648">#1648</a>: [apex,vf] Remove CodeClimate dependency</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1750">#1750</a>: [apex] Remove apex statistical rules</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2836">#2836</a>: [apex] Remove Apex ProjectMirror</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3766">#3766</a>: [apex] Replace Jorje with fully open source front-end</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3973">#3973</a>: [apex] Update parser to support new ‘as user’ keywords (User Mode for Database Operations)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4427">#4427</a>: [apex] ApexBadCrypto test failing to detect inline code</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4453">#4453</a>: [apex] [7.0-rc1] Exception while initializing Apexlink (Index 34812 out of bounds for length 34812)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4828">#4828</a>: [apex] Support null coalescing operator ?? (apex 60)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4845">#4845</a>: [apex] Use same ANLTR version for apex-parser</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>apex-design
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2667">#2667</a>: [apex] Integrate nawforce/ApexLink to build robust Unused rule</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4509">#4509</a>: [apex] ExcessivePublicCount doesn’t consider inner classes correctly</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4596">#4596</a>: [apex] ExcessivePublicCount ignores properties</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>apex-documentation
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4774">#4774</a>: [apex] ApexDoc false-positive for the first method of an annotated Apex class</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>apex-performance
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4675">#4675</a>: [apex] New Rule: OperationWithHighCostInLoop</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>apex-security
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4646">#4646</a>: [apex] ApexSOQLInjection does not recognise SObjectType or SObjectField as safe variable types</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>groovy
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4726">#4726</a>: [groovy] Support Groovy to 3 and 4 and CPD suppressions</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/520">#520</a>: [java] Allow <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">@SuppressWarnings</code> with constants instead of literals</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/864">#864</a>: [java] Similar/duplicated implementations for determining FQCN</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/905">#905</a>: [java] Add new node for anonymous class declaration</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/910">#910</a>: [java] AST inconsistency between primitive and reference type arrays</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/997">#997</a>: [java] Java8 parsing corner case with annotated array types</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/998">#998</a>: [java] AST inconsistencies around FormalParameter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1019">#1019</a>: [java] Breaking Java Grammar changes for PMD 7.0.0</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1124">#1124</a>: [java] ImmutableList implementation in the qname codebase</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1128">#1128</a>: [java] Improve ASTLocalVariableDeclaration</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1150">#1150</a>: [java] ClassOrInterfaceType AST improvements</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1207">#1207</a>: [java] Resolve explicit types using FQCNs, without hitting the classloader</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1307">#1307</a>: [java] AccessNode API changes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1367">#1367</a>: [java] Parsing error on annotated inner class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1661">#1661</a>: [java] About operator nodes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2366">#2366</a>: [java] Remove qualified names</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2819">#2819</a>: [java] GLB bugs in pmd 7</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3642">#3642</a>: [java] Parse error on rare extra dimensions on method return type on annotation methods</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3763">#3763</a>: [java] Ambiguous reference error in valid code</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3749">#3749</a>: [java] Improve <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">isOverridden</code> in ASTMethodDeclaration</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3750">#3750</a>: [java] Make symbol table support instanceof pattern bindings</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3751">#3751</a>: [java] Rename some node types</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3752">#3752</a>: [java] Expose annotations in symbol API</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4237">#4237</a>: [java] Cleanup handling of Java comments</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4317">#4317</a>: [java] Some AST nodes should not be TypeNodes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4359">#4359</a>: [java] Type resolution fails with NPE when the scope is not a type declaration</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4367">#4367</a>: [java] Move testrule TypeResTest into internal</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4383">#4383</a>: [java] IllegalStateException: Object is not an array type!</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4401">#4401</a>: [java] PMD 7 fails to build under Java 19</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4405">#4405</a>: [java] Processing error with ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4583">#4583</a>: [java] Support JDK 21 (LTS)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4628">#4628</a>: [java] Support loading classes from java runtime images</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4753">#4753</a>: [java] PMD crashes while using generics and wildcards</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4757">#4757</a>: [java] Intermittent NPEs while analyzing Java code</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4794">#4794</a>: [java] Support JDK 22</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-bestpractices
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/342">#342</a>: [java] AccessorMethodGeneration: Name clash with another public field not properly handled</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/755">#755</a>: [java] AccessorClassGeneration false positive for private constructors</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/770">#770</a>: [java] UnusedPrivateMethod yields false positive for counter-variant arguments</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/807">#807</a>: [java] AccessorMethodGeneration false positive with overloads</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/833">#833</a>: [java] ForLoopCanBeForeach should consider iterating on this</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1189">#1189</a>: [java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive from inner class via external class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1205">#1205</a>: [java] Improve ConstantsInInterface message to mention alternatives</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1212">#1212</a>: [java] Don’t raise JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts on JUnit 5’s assertAll</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1422">#1422</a>: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert false positive with inherited @<!-- -->Rule field</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1455">#1455</a>: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: False positives for assert methods named “check” and “verify”</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1563">#1563</a>: [java] ForLoopCanBeForeach false positive with method call using index variable</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1565">#1565</a>: [java] JUnitAssertionsShouldIncludeMessage false positive with AssertJ</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1747">#1747</a>: [java] PreserveStackTrace false-positive</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1969">#1969</a>: [java] MissingOverride false-positive triggered by package-private method overwritten in another package by extending class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1998">#1998</a>: [java] AccessorClassGeneration false-negative: subclass calls private constructor</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2130">#2130</a>: [java] UnusedLocalVariable: false-negative with array</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2147">#2147</a>: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert - false positives with lambdas and static methods</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2464">#2464</a>: [java] LooseCoupling must ignore class literals: ArrayList.class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2542">#2542</a>: [java] UseCollectionIsEmpty can not detect the case <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">foo.bar().size()</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2650">#2650</a>: [java] UseTryWithResources false positive when AutoCloseable helper used</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2796">#2796</a>: [java] UnusedAssignment false positive with call chains</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2797">#2797</a>: [java] MissingOverride long-standing issues</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2806">#2806</a>: [java] SwitchStmtsShouldHaveDefault false-positive with Java 14 switch non-fallthrough branches</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2822">#2822</a>: [java] LooseCoupling rule: Extend to cover user defined implementations and interfaces</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2843">#2843</a>: [java] Fix UnusedAssignment FP with field accesses</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2882">#2882</a>: [java] UseTryWithResources - false negative for explicit close</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2883">#2883</a>: [java] JUnitAssertionsShouldIncludeMessage false positive with method call</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2890">#2890</a>: [java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive with generics</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2946">#2946</a>: [java] SwitchStmtsShouldHaveDefault false positive on enum inside enums</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3672">#3672</a>: [java] LooseCoupling - fix false positive with generics</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3675">#3675</a>: [java] MissingOverride - fix false positive with mixing type vars</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3858">#3858</a>: [java] UseCollectionIsEmpty should infer local variable type from method invocation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4433">#4433</a>: [java] [7.0-rc1] ReplaceHashtableWithMap on java.util.Properties</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4492">#4492</a>: [java] GuardLogStatement gives false positive when argument is a Java method reference</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4503">#4503</a>: [java] JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert: false negative with TestNG</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4516">#4516</a>: [java] UnusedLocalVariable: false-negative with try-with-resources</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4517">#4517</a>: [java] UnusedLocalVariable: false-negative with compound assignments</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4518">#4518</a>: [java] UnusedLocalVariable: false-positive with multiple for-loop indices</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4603">#4603</a>: [java] UnusedAssignment false positive in record compact constructor</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4625">#4625</a>: [java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive: Autoboxing into Number</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4634">#4634</a>: [java] JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation false positive with TestNG</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4817">#4817</a>: [java] UnusedPrivateMethod false-positive used in lambda</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-codestyle
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1208">#1208</a>: [java] PrematureDeclaration rule false-positive on variable declared to measure time</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1429">#1429</a>: [java] PrematureDeclaration as result of method call (false positive)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1480">#1480</a>: [java] IdenticalCatchBranches false positive with return expressions</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1673">#1673</a>: [java] UselessParentheses false positive with conditional operator</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1790">#1790</a>: [java] UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedName false positive with enum constant</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1918">#1918</a>: [java] UselessParentheses false positive with boolean operators</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2134">#2134</a>: [java] PreserveStackTrace not handling <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Throwable.addSuppressed(...)</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2299">#2299</a>: [java] UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedName false positive with similar package name</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2391">#2391</a>: [java] UseDiamondOperator FP when expected type and constructed type have a different parameterization</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2528">#2528</a>: [java] MethodNamingConventions - JUnit 5 method naming not support ParameterizedTest</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2739">#2739</a>: [java] UselessParentheses false positive for string concatenation</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2748">#2748</a>: [java] UnnecessaryCast false positive with unchecked cast</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2847">#2847</a>: [java] New Rule: Use Explicit Types</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2973">#2973</a>: [java] New rule: UnnecessaryBoxing</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3195">#3195</a>: [java] Improve rule UnnecessaryReturn to detect more cases</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3218">#3218</a>: [java] Generalize UnnecessaryCast to flag all unnecessary casts</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3221">#3221</a>: [java] PrematureDeclaration false positive for unused variables</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3238">#3238</a>: [java] Improve ExprContext, fix FNs of UnnecessaryCast</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3500">#3500</a>: [java] UnnecessaryBoxing - check for Integer.valueOf(String) calls</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4239">#4239</a>: [java] UnnecessaryLocalBeforeReturn - false positive with catch clause</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4268">#4268</a>: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifier: false positive with TestNG annotations</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4273">#4273</a>: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifier ignoredAnnotations should include “org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension” by default</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4357">#4357</a>: [java] Fix IllegalStateException in UseDiamondOperator rule</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4432">#4432</a>: [java] [7.0-rc1] UnnecessaryImport - Unused static import is being used</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4455">#4455</a>: [java] FieldNamingConventions: false positive with lombok’s @<!-- -->UtilityClass</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4487">#4487</a>: [java] UnnecessaryConstructor: false-positive with @<!-- -->Inject and @<!-- -->Autowired</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4511">#4511</a>: [java] LocalVariableCouldBeFinal shouldn’t report unused variables</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4512">#4512</a>: [java] MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal shouldn’t report unused parameters</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4557">#4557</a>: [java] UnnecessaryImport FP with static imports of overloaded methods</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4578">#4578</a>: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifier comment needs to be before annotation if present</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4631">#4631</a>: [java] UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedName fails to recognize illegal self reference in enums</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4645">#4645</a>: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifier - False Positive with JUnit5’s ParameterizedTest</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4754">#4754</a>: [java] EmptyControlStatementRule: Add allowCommentedBlocks property</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4816">#4816</a>: [java] UnnecessaryImport false-positive on generic method call with on lambda</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-design
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/174">#174</a>: [java] SingularField false positive with switch in method that both assigns and reads field</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1014">#1014</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive with lambda expression</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1605">#1605</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive for standard UTF-8 charset name</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2160">#2160</a>: [java] Issues with Law of Demeter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2175">#2175</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive for chained methods with generic method call</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2179">#2179</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive with static property access - should treat class-level property as global object, not dot-accessed property</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2180">#2180</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive with Thread and ThreadLocalRandom</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2182">#2182</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive with package-private access</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2188">#2188</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter: False positive with fields assigned to local vars</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2536">#2536</a>: [java] ClassWithOnlyPrivateConstructorsShouldBeFinal can’t detect inner class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3668">#3668</a>: [java] ClassWithOnlyPrivateConstructorsShouldBeFinal - fix FP with inner private classes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3754">#3754</a>: [java] SingularField false positive with read in while condition</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3786">#3786</a>: [java] SimplifyBooleanReturns should consider operator precedence</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3840">#3840</a>: [java] LawOfDemeter disallows method call on locally created object</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4238">#4238</a>: [java] Make LawOfDemeter not use the rulechain</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4254">#4254</a>: [java] ImmutableField - false positive with Lombok @<!-- -->Setter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4434">#4434</a>: [java] [7.0-rc1] ExceptionAsFlowControl when simply propagating</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4456">#4456</a>: [java] FinalFieldCouldBeStatic: false positive with lombok’s @<!-- -->UtilityClass</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4477">#4477</a>: [java] SignatureDeclareThrowsException: false-positive with TestNG annotations</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4490">#4490</a>: [java] ImmutableField - false negative with Lombok @<!-- -->Getter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4549">#4549</a>: [java] Make LawOfDemeter results deterministic</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-documentation
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4369">#4369</a>: [java] Improve CommentSize</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4416">#4416</a>: [java] Fix reported line number in CommentContentRule</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-errorprone
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/659">#659</a>: [java] MissingBreakInSwitch - last default case does not contain a break</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/718">#718</a>: [java] BrokenNullCheck false positive with parameter/field confusion</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/932">#932</a>: [java] SingletonClassReturningNewInstance false positive with double assignment</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1005">#1005</a>: [java] CloneMethodMustImplementCloneable triggers for interfaces</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1669">#1669</a>: [java] NullAssignment - FP with ternay and null as constructor argument</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1831">#1831</a>: [java] DetachedTestCase reports abstract methods</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1899">#1899</a>: [java] Recognize @<!-- -->SuppressWanings(“fallthrough”) for MissingBreakInSwitch</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2320">#2320</a>: [java] NullAssignment - FP with ternary and null as method argument</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2532">#2532</a>: [java] AvoidDecimalLiteralsInBigDecimalConstructor can not detect the case <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">new BigDecimal(Expression)</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2579">#2579</a>: [java] MissingBreakInSwitch detects the lack of break in the last case</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2880">#2880</a>: [java] CompareObjectsWithEquals - false negative with type res</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2893">#2893</a>: [java] Remove special cases from rule EmptyCatchBlock</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2894">#2894</a>: [java] Improve MissingBreakInSwitch</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3071">#3071</a>: [java] BrokenNullCheck FP with PMD 6.30.0</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3087">#3087</a>: [java] UnnecessaryBooleanAssertion overlaps with SimplifiableTestAssertion</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3100">#3100</a>: [java] UseCorrectExceptionLogging FP in 6.31.0</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3173">#3173</a>: [java] UseProperClassLoader false positive</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3351">#3351</a>: [java] ConstructorCallsOverridableMethod ignores abstract methods</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3400">#3400</a>: [java] AvoidUsingOctalValues FN with underscores</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3843">#3843</a>: [java] UseEqualsToCompareStrings should consider return type</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4063">#4063</a>: [java] AvoidBranchingStatementAsLastInLoop: False-negative about try/finally block</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4356">#4356</a>: [java] Fix NPE in CloseResourceRule</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4449">#4449</a>: [java] AvoidAccessibilityAlteration: Possible false positive in AvoidAccessibilityAlteration rule when using Lambda expression</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4457">#4457</a>: [java] OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode: false negative with anonymous classes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4493">#4493</a>: [java] MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass: false-positive about @<!-- -->Inject</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4505">#4505</a>: [java] ImplicitSwitchFallThrough NPE in PMD 7.0.0-rc1</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4510">#4510</a>: [java] ConstructorCallsOverridableMethod: false positive with lombok’s @<!-- -->Value</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4513">#4513</a>: [java] UselessOperationOnImmutable various false negatives with String</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4514">#4514</a>: [java] AvoidLiteralsInIfCondition false positive and negative for String literals when ignoreExpressions=true</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4546">#4546</a>: [java] OverrideBothEqualsAndHashCode ignores records</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4719">#4719</a>: [java] UnnecessaryCaseChange: example doc toUpperCase() should compare to a capitalized string</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-multithreading
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2537">#2537</a>: [java] DontCallThreadRun can’t detect the case that call run() in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">this.run()</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2538">#2538</a>: [java] DontCallThreadRun can’t detect the case that call run() in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">foo.bar.run()</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2577">#2577</a>: [java] UseNotifyAllInsteadOfNotify falsely detect a special case with argument: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">foo.notify(bar)</code></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4483">#4483</a>: [java] NonThreadSafeSingleton false positive with double-checked locking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>java-performance
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1224">#1224</a>: [java] InefficientEmptyStringCheck false negative in anonymous class</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2587">#2587</a>: [java] AvoidArrayLoops could also check for list copy through iterated List.add()</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2712">#2712</a>: [java] SimplifyStartsWith false-positive with AssertJ</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3486">#3486</a>: [java] InsufficientStringBufferDeclaration: Fix NPE</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3848">#3848</a>: [java] StringInstantiation: false negative when using method result</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4070">#4070</a>: [java] A false positive about the rule RedundantFieldInitializer</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4458">#4458</a>: [java] RedundantFieldInitializer: false positive with lombok’s @<!-- -->Value</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>javascript
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4673">#4673</a>: [javascript] CPD: Added support for decorator notation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>kotlin
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/419">#419</a>: [kotlin] Add support for Kotlin</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4389">#4389</a>: [kotlin] Update grammar to version 1.8</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>plsql
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4820">#4820</a>: [plsql] WITH clause is ignored for SELECT INTO statements</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>swift
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1877">#1877</a>: [swift] Feature/swift rules</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1882">#1882</a>: [swift] UnavailableFunction Swift rule</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4697">#4697</a>: [swift] Support Swift 5.9 features (mainly macros expansion expressions)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>xml
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1800">#1800</a>: [xml] Unimplement org.w3c.dom.Node from the XmlNodeWrapper</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>xml-bestpractices
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4592">#4592</a>: [xml] Add MissingEncoding rule</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="-external-contributions">✨ External Contributions</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1658">#1658</a>: [core] Node support for Antlr-based languages - <a href="https://github.com/matifraga">Matías Fraga</a> (@matifraga)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1698">#1698</a>: [core] [swift] Antlr Base Parser adapter and Swift Implementation - <a href="https://github.com/lsoncini">Lucas Soncini</a> (@lsoncini)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1774">#1774</a>: [core] Antlr visitor rules - <a href="https://github.com/lsoncini">Lucas Soncini</a> (@lsoncini)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1877">#1877</a>: [swift] Feature/swift rules - <a href="https://github.com/matifraga">Matías Fraga</a> (@matifraga)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1881">#1881</a>: [doc] Add ANTLR documentation - <a href="https://github.com/matifraga">Matías Fraga</a> (@matifraga)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1882">#1882</a>: [swift] UnavailableFunction Swift rule - <a href="https://github.com/tomidelucca">Tomás de Lucca</a> (@tomidelucca)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2830">#2830</a>: [apex] Apexlink POC - <a href="https://github.com/nawforce">Kevin Jones</a> (@nawforce)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3866">#3866</a>: [core] Add CLI Progress Bar - <a href="https://github.com/JerritEic">@JerritEic</a> (@JerritEic)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4093">#4093</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 1 - <a href="https://github.com/eklimo">Edward Klimoshenko</a> (@eklimo)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4151">#4151</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 2 - expression nodes - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4171">#4171</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 3 - initializers - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4206">#4206</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 4 - statements - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4219">#4219</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 5 - annotations, triggers, misc. - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4242">#4242</a>: [apex] Merge 6.52 into experimental-apex-parser - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4251">#4251</a>: [apex] Summit-AST Apex module - Part 6 Passing testsuite - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4402">#4402</a>: [javascript] CPD: add support for Typescript using antlr4 grammar - <a href="https://github.com/pguyot">Paul Guyot</a> (@pguyot)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4403">#4403</a>: [julia] CPD: Add support for Julia code duplication - <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4412">#4412</a>: [doc] Added new error msg to ConstantsInInterface - <a href="https://github.com/dague1">David Ljunggren</a> (@dague1)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4426">#4426</a>: [cpd] New XML to HTML XLST report format for PMD CPD - <a href="https://github.com/mohan-chinnappan-n">mohan-chinnappan-n</a> (@mohan-chinnappan-n)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4428">#4428</a>: [apex] ApexBadCrypto bug fix for #4427 - inline detection of hard coded values - <a href="https://github.com/sfdcsteve">Steven Stearns</a> (@sfdcsteve)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4431">#4431</a>: [coco] CPD: Coco support for code duplication detection - <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4444">#4444</a>: [java] CommentDefaultAccessModifier - ignore org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension by default - <a href="https://github.com/nirvikpatel">Nirvik Patel</a> (@nirvikpatel)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4448">#4448</a>: [apex] Bump summit-ast to new release 2.1.0 (and remove workaround) - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4450">#4450</a>: [java] Fix #4449 AvoidAccessibilityAlteration: Correctly handle Lambda expressions in PrivilegedAction scenarios - <a href="https://github.com/mohui1999">Seren</a> (@mohui1999)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4452">#4452</a>: [doc] Update PMD_APEX_ROOT_DIRECTORY documentation reference - <a href="https://github.com/nwcm">nwcm</a> (@nwcm)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4470">#4470</a>: [cpp] CPD: Added strings as literal and ignore identifiers in sequences - <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4474">#4474</a>: [java] ImmutableField: False positive with lombok (fixes #4254) - <a href="https://github.com/PimvanderLoos">Pim van der Loos</a> (@PimvanderLoos)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4479">#4479</a>: [apex] Merge main (7.x) branch into experimental-apex-parser and fix tests - <a href="https://github.com/aaronhurst-google">Aaron Hurst</a> (@aaronhurst-google)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4488">#4488</a>: [java] Fix #4477: A false-positive about SignatureDeclareThrowsException - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4494">#4494</a>: [java] Fix #4487: A false-positive about UnnecessaryConstructor and @<!-- -->Inject and @<!-- -->Autowired - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4495">#4495</a>: [java] Fix #4493: false-positive about MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass and @<!-- -->Inject - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4507">#4507</a>: [java] Fix #4503: A false negative about JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssert and testng - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4520">#4520</a>: [doc] Fix typo: missing closing quotation mark after CPD-END - <a href="https://github.com/joaodinissf">João Dinis Ferreira</a> (@joaodinissf)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4528">#4528</a>: [apex] Update to apexlink - <a href="https://github.com/nawforce">Kevin Jones</a> (@nawforce)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4533">#4533</a>: [java] Fix #4063: False-negative about try/catch block in Loop - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4536">#4536</a>: [java] Fix #4268: CommentDefaultAccessModifier - false positive with TestNG’s @<!-- -->Test annotation - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4537">#4537</a>: [java] Fix #4455: A false positive about FieldNamingConventions and UtilityClass - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4538">#4538</a>: [java] Fix #4456: A false positive about FinalFieldCouldBeStatic and UtilityClass - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4540">#4540</a>: [java] Fix #4457: false negative about OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4541">#4541</a>: [java] Fix #4458: A false positive about RedundantFieldInitializer and @<!-- -->Value - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4542">#4542</a>: [java] Fix #4510: A false positive about ConstructorCallsOverridableMethod and @<!-- -->Value - <a href="https://github.com/LynnBroe">AnnaDev</a> (@LynnBroe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4553">#4553</a>: [java] Fix #4492: GuardLogStatement gives false positive when argument is a Java method reference - <a href="https://github.com/anastasiia-koba">Anastasiia Koba</a> (@anastasiia-koba)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4562">#4562</a>: [apex] Fixes #4556 - Update Apex bind regex match for all possible combinations - <a href="https://github.com/nwcm">nwcm</a> (@nwcm)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4637">#4637</a>: [java] fix #4634 - JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation false positive with TestNG - <a href="https://github.com/krdabrowski">Krystian Dabrowski</a> (@krdabrowski)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4640">#4640</a>: [cli] Launch script fails if run via “bash pmd” - <a href="https://github.com/shai-bennathan">Shai Bennathan</a> (@shai-bennathan)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4649">#4649</a>: [apex] Add SObjectType and SObjectField to list of injectable SOQL variable types - <a href="https://github.com/rcorfieldffdc">Richard Corfield</a> (@rcorfieldffdc)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4651">#4651</a>: [doc] Add “Tencent Cloud Code Analysis” in Tools / Integrations - <a href="https://github.com/cyw3">yale</a> (@cyw3)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4664">#4664</a>: [cli] CPD: Fix NPE when only <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">--file-list</code> is specified - <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4665">#4665</a>: [java] Doc: Fix references AutoClosable -&gt; AutoCloseable - <a href="https://github.com/AndreyBozhko">Andrey Bozhko</a> (@AndreyBozhko)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4673">#4673</a>: [javascript] CPD: Added support for decorator notation - <a href="https://github.com/wener-tiobe">Wener</a> (@wener-tiobe)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4677">#4677</a>: [apex] Add new rule: OperationWithHighCostInLoop - <a href="https://github.com/tprouvot">Thomas Prouvot</a> (@tprouvot)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4698">#4698</a>: [swift] Add macro expansion support for swift 5.9 - <a href="https://github.com/kenji21">Richard B.</a> (@kenji21)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4706">#4706</a>: [java] DetachedTestCase should not report on abstract methods - <a href="https://github.com/Debamoy">Debamoy Datta</a> (@Debamoy)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4719">#4719</a>: [java] UnnecessaryCaseChange: example doc toUpperCase() should compare to a capitalized string - <a href="https://github.com/ciufudean">ciufudean</a> (@ciufudean)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4738">#4738</a>: [doc] Added reference to the PMD extension for bld - <a href="https://github.com/ethauvin">Erik C. Thauvin</a> (@ethauvin)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4749">#4749</a>: Fixes NoSuchMethodError on processing errors in pmd-compat6 - <a href="https://github.com/bergander">Andreas Bergander</a> (@bergander)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4750">#4750</a>: [core] Fix flaky SummaryHTMLRenderer - <a href="https://github.com/219sansim">219sansim</a> (@219sansim)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4752">#4752</a>: [core] Fix flaky LatticeRelationTest - <a href="https://github.com/219sansim">219sansim</a> (@219sansim)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4754">#4754</a>: [java] EmptyControlStatementRule: Add allowCommentedBlocks property - <a href="https://github.com/bergander">Andreas Bergander</a> (@bergander)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4759">#4759</a>: [java] fix: remove delimiter attribute from ruleset category/java/errorprone.xml - <a href="https://github.com/marcindabrowski">Marcin Dąbrowski</a> (@marcindabrowski)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4825">#4825</a>: [plsql] Fix ignored WITH clause for SELECT INTO statements - <a href="https://github.com/lbovet">Laurent Bovet</a> (@lbovet)</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4857">#4857</a>: [javascript] Fix UnnecessaryBlock issues with empty statements - <a href="https://github.com/oleksandr-shvets">Oleksandr Shvets</a> (@oleksandr-shvets)</li>
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