IntelliJ Idea Unused Method Warning

[cursive river]

@fervent lark has a question:

wannabelokesh

what's wrong with IntelliJ Idea?
it knows Abstrct's Ab() and nextTo2() have been implemented somewhere else once.
It still gives me option to safely delete it with grayed squigly underline under Ab and nextTo2.
It still says method Ab(), nextTo2() is never used resp.

<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

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What's wrong with IntelliJ Idea? it knows Abstrct's Ab() and nextTo2() have been implemented somewhere else once. It still gives me option to safely delete it with grayed squigly underline under Ab and nextTo2. It still says method Ab(), nextTo2() is nev

the warning "Unused method." This warning indicates that the methods Ab() and nextTo2() are not being called anywhere in the code and can be safely deleted to improve code readability and maintainability. IntelliJ IDEA is suggesting this optimization to help streamline the codebase and remove any unnecessary or redundant methods.

However, it's important to review the code carefully before deleting these methods, as there may be specific use cases or dependencies that are not immediately apparent. It's recommended to confirm that these methods are truly unused before removing them, as doing so could potentially break functionality elsewhere in the program.

In some cases, IntelliJ IDEA may overlook certain scenarios where a method is actually being used, leading to a false positive warning. In such instances, it's up to the developer to manually verify the usage of the method and decide whether or not it should be kept.

Overall, IntelliJ IDEA's Unused Method Warning serves as a helpful tool for optimizing code quality and identifying areas for improvement, but it's important for developers to exercise caution and discretion when acting on these suggestions.

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[pastel lark]

You'll need to share your code here.

[west dew]

Intellij has limits. You can mark methods in the analyze pane as 'entry points' which tells Intellij that these are actually being used just even though it can't detect it. The warnings will stop then. The entry point data is stored somewhere in a the .idea folder of the project.

Or you could disable unused function warning in the intentions part of the settings.

[fervent lark]

@pastel lark

[compact cobalt]

thats because you arent using Abstract, you're using AbstractImpl

change the variable type to Abstract

Abstract abi1 = new AbstractImpl();```