TypeNameShadowing
Type parameter declaration shadows another named type

The problem

When declaring type parameters, it’s possible to declare a type parameter with the same name as another type in scope, “shadowing” that type and potentially causing confusing or unintended behavior.

class Bar {
  ...
  public void doSomething(T object) {
    // Here, object is the static class T in this file
  }

  public <T> void doSomethingElse(T object) {
    // Here, object is a generic T
  }
  ...
  public static class T {...}
}

This checker warns when a type parameter shadows another type and suggests a possible renaming for the type parameter.

Note, however, that in some cases it may be preferable to rename or delete the shadowed type rather than the type parameter shadowing it, such as in cases where the type parameter is always instantiated with the same type.

Suppression

Suppress false positives by adding the suppression annotation @SuppressWarnings("TypeNameShadowing") to the enclosing element.