Avoid non-static constant fields | CAST Appmarq

Avoid non-static constant fields

CRITICAL

Rule Definition
A constant field should be static.

Remediation
A constant field should be static.

Violation Code Sample
public class MyObject {
   public static const MY_STATIC_CONSTANT : String = "myStaticConstant";
   public const MY_NON_STATIC_CONSTANT : String = "myStaticConstant"; // VIOLATION
}

Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD

Related Technologies

Health Factor

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Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Modularity and OO Encapsulation Conformity

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Benchmark Statistics

Global Compliance

99.99%

Total Violations
20
Total Opportunities
139,236
Average Violations / App.
3.33
The compliance score represents 1 minus the ratio between the number of times a rule has been violated compared to the number of opportunities in a set of applications that the rule could have been violated.

Industry Insights

Insurance

99.64%

Financial Services

99.73%

Don't Know

100.00%