Java Collections static method call can be replaced with Kotlin stdlib

Reports a Java Collections static method call that can be replaced with Kotlin stdlib.

Example:

  import java.util.Collections

  fun test() {
      val mutableList = mutableListOf(1, 2)
      Collections.fill(mutableList, 3)
  }

The quick fix replaces Java Collections static method call with the corresponding Kotlin stdlib method call:

  import java.util.Collections

  fun test() {
      val mutableList = mutableListOf(1, 2)
      mutableList.fill(3)
  }

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.

JavaCollectionsStaticMethod

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 | Kotlin | Style issues

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 JavaCollectionsStaticMethod

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

IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2, Qodana for JVM 2025.2,

Last modified: 18 September 2025