[jdt-core-dev] Finding dead code

[John Arthorne <John_Arthorne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had several emails asking for
a pointer to the tool that finds dead code.  It is located in the
org.eclipse.core.tools plugin, available via anonymous CVS connection to
dev.eclipse.org.  Simply install that plugin, and a new action is
added to the package explorer context menu (Find Unreferenced Members).
 For a peek at the implementation, look at FindUnusedMembersAction.java.
 Again, for anyone using it, be wary of false hits - it will report
a method as unreferenced even if it overrides a supertype method that is
referenced.  Validate any results carefully before deleting code.