#1296 PMD UnusedPrivateMethod invalid detection of 'private void method(int,boolean,Integer...)'

pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symboltable/ClassScope.java

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAllocationExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTArgumentList;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTBooleanLiteral;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTClassOrInterfaceType;
@@ -323,6 +324,8 @@ public class ClassScope extends AbstractJavaScope {
                         type = new SimpleTypedNameDeclaration("int", literal.getType());
                     } else if (literal.isLongLiteral()) {
                         type = new SimpleTypedNameDeclaration("long", literal.getType());
+                    } else if (literal.jjtGetNumChildren() == 1 && literal.jjtGetChild(0) instanceof ASTBooleanLiteral) {
+                        type = new SimpleTypedNameDeclaration("boolean", Boolean.TYPE);
                     }
                 } else if (child instanceof ASTAllocationExpression && child.jjtGetChild(0) instanceof ASTClassOrInterfaceType) {
                     ASTClassOrInterfaceType classInterface = (ASTClassOrInterfaceType)child.jjtGetChild(0);

pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/unusedcode/xml/UnusedPrivateMethod.xml

@@ -1401,6 +1401,11 @@ public class UnusedPrivateMethod {
         deleteAllAssetsWithExceptions(galleryId, false, exceptionList);
     }
 
+    public void deleteAllAssetsWithExceptions(int galleryId, Integer... exceptionList) throws MediaServiceException
+    {
+        deleteAllAssetsWithExceptions(galleryId, true, exceptionList);
+    }
+
     private void deleteAllAssetsWithExceptions(int galleryId, boolean purge, Integer... exceptionList) throws MediaServiceException
     {
     }

src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 
 **Bugfixes:**
 
+* [#1296](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1296/): PMD UnusedPrivateMethod invalid detection of 'private void method(int,boolean,Integer...)'
 * [#1298](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1298/): Member variable int type with value 0xff000000 causes processing error
 * [#1299](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1299/): MethodReturnsInternalArray false positive