Always prefer set Array designators '[]' on the type and not at variable | CAST Appmarq

Always prefer set Array designators '[]' on the type and not at variable


Rule Definition
Developers must look both at the type and the variable name to know whether or not a variable is an array

Remediation
"int[] array = new int[10];" is recommended as best practice for readability

Violation Code Sample
int matrix[][];   // Violation 
int[] matrix[];   // Violation
Fixed Code Sample
int[][] matrix;   // Violation fixed

Reference
https://alvinalexander.com/blog/post/java/java-faq-create-array-int-example-syntax

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Health Factor

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Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Structuredness

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Benchmark Statistics

Global Compliance

nan%

Total Violations
0
Total Opportunities
0
Average Violations / App.
nan
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.

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