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-Fixed in Subversion, and you can download a new pmd-5.0.jar file here:
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-http://infoether.com/~tom/pmd-5.0.jar
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-that contains that fix.
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-Thanks,
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-Tom                  
-The PMD book - $20 - http://pmdapplied.com/