CRITICAL
Rule Definition
Specifying a type will allow Flash builder and the class to have this event exposed in its API
Remediation
Use known event type for event.
Violation Code Sample
[Event(name="myTypeEvent")] // VIOLATION
public class UnTypedMetadata
{
}
Fixed Code Sample
[Event(name="myTypeEvent", type="KnownEventType")] // VIOLATION
public class UnTypedMetadata
{
}
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Unexpected Behavior
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