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Initialization cycles may lead to unexpected results.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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DCL00-J | Low | Unlikely | Medium | P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeSonar |
| FB.STYLE.IC_INIT_CIRCULARITY | Initialization circularity | ||||||
| Parasoft Jtest |
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| GLOBAL.ACD | Implemented | ||||||
| SonarQube Java Plugin |
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- Classes should not access their own subclasses during initialization |
Related Guidelines
VOID DCL14-CPP. Avoid assumptions about the initialization order between translation units | |
Initialization of Variables [LAV] | |
CWE-665, Improper Initialization |
Bibliography
Puzzle 49, "Larger than Life" | |
[JLS 2005] | §8.3.2.1, "Initializers for Class Variables" §12.4, "Initialization of Classes and Interfaces" |
| [Seacord 2015] |
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