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  1. Rules Repository
  2. RSPEC-3502

Methods in the same class should not have the same body

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    • Type: Code Smell Detection
    • Status: Closed
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Labels:
    • Message:
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      * Return the results of "xxx" instead.
      * Call "xxx" instead.
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      * Return the results of "xxx" instead. * Call "xxx" instead.
    • List of parameters:
      • primary: method name
      • secondary: method body
        • message: duplicates body of "xxx"
    • Default Severity:
      Major
    • Impact:
      Low
    • Likelihood:
      High
    • Default Quality Profiles:
      Sonar way
    • Targeted languages:
      C#, C, C++, CSS, Flex, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, PHP, Python, Swift, VB.Net, VB6
    • Remediation Function:
      Constant/Issue
    • Constant Cost:
      5min

      Description

      Having two methods in the same class with the same body is suspicious and potentially confusing. If it is due to a bad copy/paste, it should be fixed. If it's on purpose, it is clearer for the second method to simply call the first.

      Noncompliant Code Example

      public void doTheThing() {
  this.x = 4;
}

public void doTheOtherThing {  // Noncompliant
  this.x = 4;
}

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            Reporter:
            ann.campbell.2 Ann Campbell
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