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Bug 218407

Summary:	Bitwise operations -> Pointless bitwise expression
Product:	java	Reporter:	unai
Component:	Hints	Assignee:	Svata Dedic <sdedic>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	unai
Priority:	P3
Version:	7.3
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	Screeshot showing issue

Description unai 2012-09-15 07:56:03 UTC

When editing a Java file, this hint warns about n<<0 being a pointless bitwise expression, but doesn't about 0<<n, which is equally pointless.

Comment 1 unai 2012-09-15 08:21:36 UTC

Created attachment 124398 [details]
Screeshot showing issue

Comment 2 unai 2013-08-22 14:26:48 UTC

(I accidentally created the bug as P4 instead of default's P3)

Comment 3 unai 2014-01-09 18:07:28 UTC

...and also 0>>n and 0>>>n, for the sake of completeness.