CRITICAL
Rule Definition
Protected accessors are useless in a final class. Make them private.
Remediation
Make protected fields private in final class.
Violation Code Sample
final public class Foo
{
protected var bar : int; // VIOLATION
}
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Modularity and OO Encapsulation Conformity
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