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FindBugs in Eclipse - Tutorial

Lars Vogel

Version 0.6

02.06.2010

Revision History
Revision 0.118.03.2008Lars Vogel
Created
Revision 0.2 - 0.5 18.05.2008 - 03.08.2009 Lars Vogel
bugfixes and updates
Revision 0.602.06.2010Lars Vogel
updated to latest Findbugs version and Eclipse 3.6

Findbugs

This article will describe the usage of the Findbugs plugin for Eclipse. Article is based on Eclipse 3.6 (Helios).


Table of Contents

1. Findbugs
2. Using Findbugs
2.1. Installation
2.2. Configuration
2.3. Using Findbugs in your projects
3. Thank you
4. Questions and Discussion
5. Links and Literature
5.1. Code Analysis resources
5.2. vogella Resources

1.  Findbugs

Findbugs performs static analysis for the Java byte-code to identify software bugs. By providing early feedback about certain (potential) errors in the coding it helps the developer to quickly identify problems in his coding.