Commented out code
Reports comments that contain Java code.
Usually, code that is commented out gets outdated very quickly and becomes misleading. As most projects use some kind of version control system, it is better to delete commented out code completely and use the VCS history instead.
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.
CommentedOutCode- 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.
New in 2020.3
Inspection ID: CommentedOutCode
Inspection options
Here you can find the description of settings available for the Commented out code inspection, and the reference of their default values.
- Minimum lines of code
Option ID:
minLinesDefault value:
2
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:
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