CRITICAL
Rule Definition
Even if this is syntactically correct, there should not be a return type for a constructor.
Remediation
Remove void type return type specification from constructor.
Violation Code Sample
public class VoidConstructor
{
public function VoidConstructor() : void // VIOLATION
{
}
}
Fixed Code Sample
public class VoidConstructor
{
public function VoidConstructor() //violation removed
{
}
}
Reference
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Unexpected Behavior
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