super-initializer-call

Flags a class whose initialize doesn’t call the initialize of the class it extends.

Why

Monkey C doesn’t call the parent’s initialize for you when a class defines its own. Forgetting it leaves the parent half set up, which usually only shows when something reads one of its fields.

What it flags

A class that extends another class, defines initialize and never calls the parent’s initialize anywhere in it. For extends WatchUi.View, both View.initialize() and WatchUi.View.initialize() count.

What it leaves alone

• Classes that don’t extend another class.
• Classes that don’t define initialize, since the parent’s is then used.

Example

// Before
class MyView extends WatchUi.View {
    function initialize() {
        _state = 0;
    }
}

// After fixing it by hand
class MyView extends WatchUi.View {
    function initialize() {
        View.initialize();
        _state = 0;
    }
}

There’s no fix, since the rule can’t know what to pass to the parent.