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Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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MET10-J | medium | unlikely | medium | P4 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Some static analysis tools can detect cases where the compareTo() method reads from a nonconstant field. If the nonconstant field were modified, the value of compareTo() might change, which would break program invariants.Automated detections of violations of this rule is infeasible in the general case.
Related Guidelines
CWE-573. Improper following of specification by caller |
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