Update pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml

Add reference to Effective Java
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Juan Martín Sotuyo Dodero
2021-07-10 16:41:20 -03:00
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@ -2862,6 +2862,8 @@ public class Foo {
For any method that returns an collection (such as an array, Collection or Map), it is a better to return an empty one rather than a For any method that returns an collection (such as an array, Collection or Map), it is a better to return an empty one rather than a
null reference. This removes the need for null checking all results and avoids inadvertent null reference. This removes the need for null checking all results and avoids inadvertent
NullPointerExceptions. NullPointerExceptions.
See Effective Java, 3rd Edition, Item 54: Return empty collections or arrays instead of null
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