CHECK_PREFER_IS_NOT: Add case for NEW before predicative method

src/checks/y_check_prefer_is_not.clas.abap

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ CLASS y_check_prefer_is_not DEFINITION PUBLIC INHERITING FROM y_check_base CREAT
   PRIVATE SECTION.
     METHODS get_position_closing_bracket
       IMPORTING
-        tokens          TYPE stokesx_tab
-        statement       TYPE sstmnt
-        position_of_not TYPE syst_tabix
+        tokens                   TYPE stokesx_tab
+        statement                TYPE sstmnt
+        position_of_open_bracket TYPE syst_tabix
       RETURNING
-        VALUE(result)   TYPE i.
+        VALUE(result)            TYPE i.
 
 ENDCLASS.
 
@@ -98,14 +98,21 @@ CLASS y_check_prefer_is_not IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
   METHOD is_predicative_method.
-    IF tokens[ position_of_not + 1 ]-str NP '*('.
+    DATA(position_to_check) = position_of_not + 1.
+
+    IF tokens[ position_to_check ]-str = 'NEW'.
+      position_to_check = position_to_check + 1.
+    ENDIF.
+
+    IF tokens[ position_to_check ]-str NP '*('.
       " This is not the start of a method call
       RETURN.
     ENDIF.
 
-    DATA(position_closing_bracket) = get_position_closing_bracket( tokens          = tokens
-                                                                   statement       = statement
-                                                                   position_of_not = position_of_not ).
+    DATA(position_closing_bracket) = get_position_closing_bracket(
+                                         tokens                   = tokens
+                                         statement                = statement
+                                         position_of_open_bracket = position_to_check ).
 
     IF position_closing_bracket = statement-to.
       " Nothing follows the closing bracket
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ CLASS y_check_prefer_is_not IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   METHOD get_position_closing_bracket.
     DATA(open_brackets) = 1.
-    result = position_of_not + 1.
+    result = position_of_open_bracket.
 
     WHILE open_brackets <> 0 AND result <= statement-to.
       result = result + 1.

src/checks/y_check_prefer_is_not.clas.testclasses.abap

@@ -616,6 +616,34 @@ CLASS ltc_predicative_nested IMPLEMENTATION.
 
 ENDCLASS.
 
+CLASS ltc_new_predicative DEFINITION INHERITING FROM ltc_not_value FOR TESTING RISK LEVEL HARMLESS DURATION SHORT.
+  PROTECTED SECTION.
+    METHODS get_code_without_issue REDEFINITION.
+ENDCLASS.
+
+CLASS ltc_new_predicative IMPLEMENTATION.
+
+  METHOD get_code_without_issue.
+    result = VALUE #(
+      ( 'REPORT y_example. ' )
+      ( ' CLASS y_example_class DEFINITION. ' )
+      ( '   PUBLIC SECTION. ' )
+      ( '     METHODS is_active RETURNING VALUE(result) TYPE abap_bool. ' )
+      ( ' ENDCLASS. ' )
+      ( ' CLASS y_example_class IMPLEMENTATION. ' )
+      ( '   METHOD is_active. ' )
+      ( '   ENDMETHOD. ' )
+      ( ' ENDCLASS. ' )
+      ( ' START-OF-SELECTION.      ' )
+      ( '   DATA(count) = 0. ' )
+      ( '   IF NOT NEW y_example_class( )->is_active( ).' )
+      ( '     count = 1. ' )
+      ( '   ENDIF. ' )
+    ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+ENDCLASS.
+
 CLASS ltc_method_return_structure DEFINITION INHERITING FROM ltc_not_value FOR TESTING RISK LEVEL HARMLESS DURATION SHORT.
   PROTECTED SECTION.
     METHODS get_code_with_issue REDEFINITION.