| Name | Synopsis |
|---|
| Basic
| The Basic Ruleset contains a collection of good practices which everyone should follow. |
| CloneImplementation
| The Clone Implementation ruleset contains a collection of rules that find questionable usages of the clone() method. |
| CodeSize
| The Code Size Ruleset contains a collection of rules that find code size related problems. |
| Comments
| Rules about comments. |
| Controversial
| The Controversial Ruleset contains rules that, for whatever reason, are considered controversial. |
| Coupling
| These are rules which find instances of high or inappropriate coupling between objects and packages. |
| Design
| The Design Ruleset contains a collection of rules that find questionable designs. |
| Finalizer
| These rules deal with different problems that can occur with finalizers. |
| ImportStatement
| These rules deal with different problems that can occur with a class' import statements. |
| JUnit
| These rules deal with different problems that can occur with JUnit tests. |
| JavaLogging
| The Java Logging ruleset contains a collection of rules that find questionable usages of the logger. |
| Multithreading
| Rules concerning running multiple threads. |
| Naming
| The Naming Ruleset contains a collection of rules about names - too long, too short, and so forth. |
| Optimization
| These rules deal with different optimizations that generally apply to performance best practices. |
| SecurityCodeGuidelines
| These rules check the security guidelines from Sun, published at http://java.sun.com/security/seccodeguide.html#gcg |
| StrictException
| These rules provide some strict guidelines about throwing and catching exceptions. |
| StringandStringBuffer
| These rules deal with different problems that can occur with manipulation of the class String or StringBuffer. |
| TypeResolution
| These are rules which use Java type resolution to simplify code |
| Comments
| Rules about comments |
| UnusedCode
| The Unused Code Ruleset contains a collection of rules that find unused code. |
| Style
| This category contains rules about style and indentation. |
