Description

Checks that catch parameter names conform to a format specified by the format property. Default pattern has the following characteristic:

allows names beginning with two lowercase letters followed by at least one uppercase or lowercase letter
allows e abbreviation (suitable for exceptions end errors)
allows ex abbreviation (suitable for exceptions)
allows t abbreviation (suitable for throwables)
prohibits numbered abbreviations like e1 or t2
prohibits one letter prefixes like pException
prohibits two letter abbreviations like ie or ee
prohibits any other characters than letters

Examples

To configure the check:

<module name="CatchParameterName"/>

An example of how to configure the check for names that begin with a lower case letter, followed by letters and digits is:

<module name="CatchParameterName">
    <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$"/>
</module>