001///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
002// checkstyle: Checks Java source code and other text files for adherence to a set of rules.
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018///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
019
020package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks;
021
022import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.StatelessCheck;
023import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.AbstractCheck;
024import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.DetailAST;
025import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
026
027/**
028 * <div>
029 * Checks that long constants are defined with an upper ell. That is {@code 'L'}
030 * and not {@code 'l'}. This is in accordance with the Java Language Specification,
031 * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se11/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.10.1">
032 * Section 3.10.1</a>.
033 * </div>
034 *
035 * <p>
036 * Rationale: The lower-case ell {@code 'l'} looks a lot like {@code 1}.
037 * </p>
038 *
039 * @since 3.0
040 */
041@StatelessCheck
042public class UpperEllCheck extends AbstractCheck {
043
044    /**
045     * A key is pointing to the warning message text in "messages.properties"
046     * file.
047     */
048    public static final String MSG_KEY = "upperEll";
049
050    @Override
051    public int[] getDefaultTokens() {
052        return getRequiredTokens();
053    }
054
055    @Override
056    public int[] getAcceptableTokens() {
057        return getRequiredTokens();
058    }
059
060    @Override
061    public int[] getRequiredTokens() {
062        return new int[] {TokenTypes.NUM_LONG};
063    }
064
065    @Override
066    public void visitToken(DetailAST ast) {
067        if (ast.getText().endsWith("l")) {
068            log(ast, MSG_KEY);
069        }
070    }
071
072}