Find dead class in Java with Eclipse

Question

I am new ( and only person ) on old Java project. Couple guys have developed this before me. Is there any tool ( plugin for Eclipse would be nice ) which can find in project dead classes ( classes that are declared but they don't use anymore anywhere ?

Answer 1

You could use the Emma plugin to determine code coverage and look for the classes with 0% coverage after a full run.

To make sure before you remove classes, use the eclipse function that shows all references to the class in case it is used in exception handling.

Answer 2

Looks like similar question already asked on Stackoverfow check out the following links already asked on SO

• How to find unused/dead code in java projects
• Find unused classes in a Java Eclipse project

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