JDK-6565539 : javac could issue a warning for not overriding toString in a concrete class
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-06-05
  • Updated: 2016-05-19
Related Reports
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JDK-6563146 - javac should issue a warning for calling overridable methods in a constructor, clone, or readObject
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JDK-6563143 - javac should issue a warning for overriding equals without hashCode
Description
As discussed in "Effective Java," it is very helpful if concrete classes override the default toString method from Object.