Description Brian So 2004-04-01 14:04:31 EST

I found out that the Outline view in the Java Perspective does not always 
provide correct update information on 3.0M8 when editing a java file. This is 
how I did it:

1. Create a Java Project called 'AJava'.
2. Go to Java Perspective.
3. Create a Java Class called 'HelloWorld".
4. Paste in or type in the following program (exactly if you can including 
leading spaces although I do not think it makes any different):

public class HelloWorld
{
int myInt;
char myChar;
void methodB()
{
        myChar='A'; myInt=1234;
}
static void methodA()
{
        System.out.println("Salve Caesari!");
        // myInt=1234;
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
        methodA();
        // myChar = 'B';
}
}

5. Save the program.
6. Expand the HelloWorld class tree in the Package Explorer and the Outline 
views. You should see all the methods and other info.
7. Remove the code "static void methodA()"
8. Save.
9. Add the code back with an error: "static void .ethodA()"
10. Save. Start to compare the errors listed on both views to see if there are 
any different.
11. Remove the error: "static void methodA()"
12. Save. You may see that on the Outline view there is an indication of error 
on 'main'.
13. Try again to add error back to the code: "static void .ethodA()".
14. Save. Compare the errors listed on both views to see if there are any 
different.
15. Remove the error: "static void methodA()"
16. Save. You should have on error on the Package Explorer view but you may see 
both the main and methodA show errors on the Outline view.

I have seen the problem on both Solaris 9 and HPUX11.11.