pmd:NullAssignment not valid for methods?

Question

There is no assignment in the below code example. I think that this rule should not apply to this code.

problem illustration

My setup:

The question is not very clear. However, see i.e. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2128409/java-is-it-ok-to-set-integer-null for opinions on that matter. — Dominik Gebhart, Jul 22 '15 at 22:06
I'm not sure I understand. The question whether the code is in fact an assignment? — Alix, Jul 23 '15 at 06:36

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '15 at 22:03

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I discovered that this is a known issue: http://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/901/

answered Jul 22 '15 at 22:03

Alix

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