PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds
unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary
object creation, and more. It includes CPD, a tool to detect chunks of identical code.
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This release includes bugfixes to existing rules. It has modified (and hopefully fixed) the CPD algorithm. The JSP/JSF parser can now parse Unicode input. The JSP/JSP parser can now handle <script>...</script> tags. The AST HtmlScript node contains the content.
Ecmascript has been added as a supported language for CPD.
This release includes bugfixes to existing rules, the new AvoidThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException rule in strictexception.xml, and the new android.xml ruleset for new rules specific to the Android platform.
This release fixes a few bugs but does not introduce major changes. The refactoring effort that will lead to PMD 5.0 has been started on the main trunk.
