[java] AvoidCatchingGenericException: Can no longer suppress on the exception itself

[boris-petrov]

Affects PMD Version: 7.0.0

Rule: AvoidCatchingGenericException

Description:

try {
	someMethod();
} catch (@SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidCatchingGenericException") Exception exception) {
	...
}

This used to work on PMD 6.55.0. That is, it suppressed the PMD warning. It no longer works on 7.0.0 and I have to either put // NOPMD or put the suppression on the method.

Code Sample demonstrating the issue:

See above.

Steps to reproduce:

Have this code and run PMD on it.

Running PMD through: Gradle

Gradle 8.7, JDK 21.0.1, Linux.

P.S. Congratulations on the release!