pmd-rules.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Custom ruleset" xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd">

	<!-- TEST CONFIG FILE -->

	<description>
		This ruleset checks my code for bad stuff
	</description>

	<!-- We'll use the entire 'strings' ruleset -->
	<rule ref="rulesets/java/strings.xml" />

	<!-- Here's some rules we'll specify one at a time -->
	<rule ref="rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml/UnusedLocalVariable" />
	<rule ref="rulesets/java/unusedcode.xml/UnusedPrivateField" />
	<rule ref="rulesets/java/imports.xml/DuplicateImports" />
	<rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/UnnecessaryConversionTemporary" />


  <!-- We want to customize this rule a bit, change the message and raise the priority  -->
  <rule
   ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/EmptyCatchBlock"
   message="Must handle exceptions">
    <priority>2</priority>
  </rule>

  <!-- Now we'll customize a rule's property value -->
  <rule ref="rulesets/java/codesize.xml/CyclomaticComplexity">
    <properties>
        <property name="reportLevel" value="5"/>
    </properties>
  </rule>

  <!-- We want everything from braces.xml except WhileLoopsMustUseBraces -->
  <rule ref="rulesets/java/braces.xml">
    <exclude name="WhileLoopsMustUseBraces"/>
  </rule>
</ruleset>