Example: object Test { def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { Test().usedMethod() } } case class Test() { private def usedMethod(): Unit = { } } Sonarqube 8.4.2.36762 reports: Remove this unused private "usedMethod" method

Private method used from companion object is marked as unused

Margarita_Nedzelska (Margarita Nedzelska) September 28, 2020, 11:28am 9

Thanks for this good catch. This is a false positive.

I’ve created a ticket, to fix it. Here you can find the link https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SONARSLANG-500

Have a nice day!

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