[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: How can I set Eclipse to give me a warning o

[Wayne Beaton <wayne.beaton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ray Hurst wrote:
> www,
> Eclipse can only tell you about syntax errors.
> The compiler has an option to tell you if you have used a variable and 
> not declared it,

Window > Preferences > Java > Compiler > Errors/Warnings > Potential 
programming problems

Set "Null reference" to "Warning".

It enables some analytics that will find some cases where fields aren't 
properly initialized. To be honest, I'm not sure how well it will do in 
this case.

HTH,

Wayne