# Package groovy.typecheckers

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
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  FormatStringChecker | Checks at compile-time for incorrect format strings in format methods such as `printf` and `String.format`.
  RegexChecker | Checks at compile-time for cases of invalid regex usage where the actual regex string can be identified (e.g. inline or defined by a local variable with an initial value or a field with an initial value).

- Annotation Type Summary
  Annotation Type | Description
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  FormatMethod | If this annotation is attached to a Formatter.format-like method, then when type-checking calls to the method, it will be a candidate method checked by FormatStringChecker.