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New and noteworthy

New Rules

• The new Java rule {% rule "java/codestyle/UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals" %} (java-codestyle) verifies that numeric literals over a given length (4 chars by default, but configurable) are using underscores every 3 digits for readability. The rule only applies to Java 7+ codebases.

Fixed Issues

• all
  • #1318: [test] Kotlin DSL to ease test writing
  • #1341: [doc] Documentation Error with Regex Properties
• java-codestyle
  • #1232: [java] Detector for large numbers not separated by _
  • #1372: [java] false positive for UselessQualifiedThis

API Changes

• The implementation of the adapters for the XPath engines Saxon and Jaxen (package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.xpath) are now deprecated. They'll be moved to an internal package come 7.0.0. Only Attribute remains public API.

External Contributions

• #1384: [java] New Rule - UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals - RajeshR
• #1424: [doc] #1341 Updating Regex Values in default Value Property - avishvat
• #1428: [core] Upgrading JCommander from 1.48 to 1.72 - Thunderforge
• #1430: [doc] Who really knows regex? - Dem Pilafian

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