checkstyle / checkstyle/eclipse-cs

JavadocVariable accessmodifiers not respected

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Description

With the following configuration, missing javadoc is being flagged for private members. This has only happened since upgrading to checkstyle 10.25.1 and using checkstyle plugin version 10.23.0.202506030314.

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Research direction

Reproduce the report with Checkstyle 10.25.1 and Eclipse Checkstyle plugin 10.23.0.202506030314 using the shown JavadocVariable configuration. Compare how private, package, protected, and public members are handled, then verify that private members are no longer flagged while the configured access modifiers remain checked.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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