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UCDetector: Unnecessary Code Detector
FAQ
I installed from the update site and UCDetector doesn't work at all. Help!
Try:
Check problems view filters:
Increase java heap space by declaring the following VM parameters in
No. Use eclipse compiler settings to find unnecessary private code. Can I trust 100% UCDetector warnings?
No. Check reflection, do a full text search, ask your architect, apply changes carefully. Is there a UCDetector version for other IDE's?
No. UCDetector is limited to Eclipse IDE.
Workaround: Create html report, copy and paste first column to anything your IDE uses to jump to code locations. See discussion I need UCDetector to check name conventions. Can you extend UCDetector?
No. Use other tools like PMD, Checkstyle, Finbugs.
Or check out org.ucdetector.additional and write your own detection. Is there an ANT task to create UCDetector reports?
Yes. Unzip folder
UCDetector is a private project. I started it to find unused code, especially before and after refactoring. How can I see UCDetector traces?
Goto UCDetector Preferences. Tab "Other" Where can I find UCDetector Exceptions?
Check the eclipse error log view and the eclipse log file at:
When you manually try to find unused code, you search for references, which is slow. UCDetector searches for references all the time and it checks inheritance. How can I make UCDetector faster?
Changing preferences can improve the speed of UCDetector slightly.
Try:
- Uninstall UCDetector using "Help/install new software"
- Exit eclipse
- Put UCDetector.jar in ECLIPSE_HOME/dropins directory
- Restart eclipse
$ cd eclipse $ ./eclipse -console osgi> install file:./dropins/org.ucdetector_1.9.0.jar osgi> start org.ucdetectorThe following discussion may also help The choosen operation is not available Why doesn't the Problems View show UCDetector problems?
Check problems view filters:
- Click the small triangle in Problems View
- Configure Contents...
- Use "Group by type"
- Preferences/marker limit
- Run UCDetector/clean markers
- Group warnings by type
- Filter UCDetector warnings: Configure Contents.../Types
Increase java heap space by declaring the following VM parameters in
ECLIPSE_HOME/eclipse.ini:
-vmargs -Xmx500m -XX:MaxPermSize=256mDoes UCDetector find unnecessary private code?
No. Use eclipse compiler settings to find unnecessary private code. Can I trust 100% UCDetector warnings?
No. Check reflection, do a full text search, ask your architect, apply changes carefully. Is there a UCDetector version for other IDE's?
No. UCDetector is limited to Eclipse IDE.
Workaround: Create html report, copy and paste first column to anything your IDE uses to jump to code locations. See discussion I need UCDetector to check name conventions. Can you extend UCDetector?
No. Use other tools like PMD, Checkstyle, Finbugs.
Or check out org.ucdetector.additional and write your own detection. Is there an ANT task to create UCDetector reports?
Yes. Unzip folder
org.ucdetector.source_x.y.z.zip/ant, check README.txt
Why did you create UCDetector?
UCDetector is a private project. I started it to find unused code, especially before and after refactoring. How can I see UCDetector traces?
Goto UCDetector Preferences. Tab "Other" Where can I find UCDetector Exceptions?
Check the eclipse error log view and the eclipse log file at:
ECLIPSE_WORKSPACE/.metadata/.log
Why is UCDetector so slow?
When you manually try to find unused code, you search for references, which is slow. UCDetector searches for references all the time and it checks inheritance. How can I make UCDetector faster?
Changing preferences can improve the speed of UCDetector slightly.