Redundant call to 'String.format()'
Reports calls to methods like format() and printf() that can be safely removed or simplified.
Example:
System.out.println(String.format("Total count: %d", 42));
After the quick-fix is applied:
System.out.printf("Total count: %d%n", 42);
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.
-RedundantStringFormatCall- 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.
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:
//noinspection -RedundantStringFormatCall
More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:
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Last modified: 18 September 2025