CRITICAL
Rule Definition
If a field was meant to be a constant, make it constant. Otherwise, if it is used as a global variable, you may want to redesign the class
Remediation
Make public static field const. If a global variable is needed use one of the design patterns such as Singleton.
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Modularity and OO Encapsulation Conformity
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