CRITICAL
Rule Definition
This is pointless, since event listeners cannot be attached to an object before it has been constructed, so nothing can ever hear the event
Remediation
Do not use constructors to dispatch event.
Violation Code Sample
public class BigModel
{
public function BigModel()
{
dispatchEvent( new Event( "pointlessEvent" ) );
}
}
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Unexpected Behavior
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