com.android.tools.lint.detector.api
Class Category

java.lang.Object
  com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Category

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Category>

@Beta
public final class Category
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<Category>

A category is a container for related issues.

NOTE: This is not a public or final API; if you rely on this be prepared to adjust your code for the next tools release.

Field Summary

static Category	A11Y Issues related to accessibility
static Category	CORRECTNESS Issues related to correctness
static Category	I18N Issues related to internationalization
static Category	ICONS Issues related to icons
static Category	LINT Issues related to running lint itself
static Category	MESSAGES Issues related to messages/strings
static Category	PERFORMANCE Issues related to performance
static Category	RTL Issues related to right to left and bidirectional text support
static Category	SECURITY Issues related to security
static Category	TYPOGRAPHY Issues related to typography
static Category	USABILITY Issues related to usability

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Category other)
static Category	create(Category parent, java.lang.String name, int priority) Creates a new top level Category with the given sorting priority.
static Category	create(java.lang.String name, int priority) Creates a new top level Category with the given sorting priority.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
java.lang.String	getFullName() Returns a full name for this category.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this category
Category	getParent() Returns the parent category, or null if this is a top level category
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LINT

public static final Category LINT

Issues related to running lint itself

CORRECTNESS

public static final Category CORRECTNESS

Issues related to correctness

SECURITY

public static final Category SECURITY

Issues related to security

PERFORMANCE

public static final Category PERFORMANCE

Issues related to performance

USABILITY

public static final Category USABILITY

Issues related to usability

A11Y

public static final Category A11Y

Issues related to accessibility

I18N

public static final Category I18N

Issues related to internationalization

ICONS

public static final Category ICONS

Issues related to icons

TYPOGRAPHY

public static final Category TYPOGRAPHY

Issues related to typography

MESSAGES

public static final Category MESSAGES

Issues related to messages/strings

RTL

public static final Category RTL

Issues related to right to left and bidirectional text support

Method Detail

create

@NonNull
public static Category create(@NonNull
                                      java.lang.String name,
                                      int priority)

Creates a new top level Category with the given sorting priority.

Parameters:

name - the name of the category

priority - a sorting priority, with higher being more important

Returns:

a new category

create

@NonNull
public static Category create(@Nullable
                                      Category parent,
                                      @NonNull
                                      java.lang.String name,
                                      int priority)

Creates a new top level Category with the given sorting priority.

Parameters:

parent - the name of a parent category, or null

name - the name of the category

priority - a sorting priority, with higher being more important

Returns:

a new category

getParent

public Category getParent()

Returns the parent category, or null if this is a top level category

Returns:

the parent category, or null if this is a top level category

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this category

Returns:

the name of this category

getFullName

public java.lang.String getFullName()

Returns a full name for this category. For a top level category, this is just the getName() value, but for nested categories it will include the parent names as well.

Returns:

a full name for this category

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Category other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Category>