rspec/rules/S4487/java/rule.adoc

== Why is this an issue?

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[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant]
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public class Rectangle {
  private int height;
  private int width;  //Noncompliant: width is written but never read

  public Rectangle(int height, int width) {
    this.height=height;
    this.width = width;
  }

  public int getArea() {
    return height * height;
  }
}
----

{outro}

[source,java,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant]
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public class Rectangle {
  private int height;
  private int width;

  public Rectangle(int height, int width) {
    this.height=height;
    this.width = width;
  }

  public int getArea() {
    return height * width;
  }
}
----

== Resources

=== Standards

* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/563[MITRE, CWE-563] - Assignment to Variable without Use ('Unused Variable')
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/39UxBQ[CERT, MSC13-C.] - Detect and remove unused values
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/9DZGBQ[CERT, MSC56-J.] - Detect and remove superfluous code and values

include::../rspecator.adoc[]