Class does not override 'toString()' method

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

ClassHasNoToStringMethod

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | toString() issues

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Class does not override 'toString()' method inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Exclude classes (reg exp)

Option ID:

excludeClassNames

Default value:

None

Ignore exception classes

Option ID:

excludeException

Default value:

Selected

Ignore deprecated classes

Option ID:

excludeDeprecated

Default value:

Selected

Ignore enum classes

Option ID:

excludeEnum

Default value:

Not selected

Ignore records

Option ID:

excludeRecords

Default value:

Selected

Ignore abstract classes

Option ID:

excludeAbstract

Default value:

Not selected

Ignore test classes

Option ID:

excludeTestCode

Default value:

Not selected

Ignore inner classes

Option ID:

excludeInnerClasses

Default value:

Not selected

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

• IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3