vetkit.java.quality.empty-catch
Empty catch block. The exception is silently discarded, which hides failures and makes bugs hard to diagnose.
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Suite: Code quality
java
Empty catch block. The exception is silently discarded, which hides failures and makes bugs hard to diagnose.
Category: QUALITY · Engine rule severity: INFO
How to fix it
Handle, log or rethrow the exception. If ignoring it is intentional, name the variable ignored and add a comment explaining why.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/quality/java.yml.
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