How to find annotation usage using Eclipse IDE?

Question

Using Eclipse IDE, I'd like to get a list of all "things" annotated with a specific Java annotation.

For instance, I would like to get a list of all methods annotated with @Bean in Spring Framework's source code or JARs.

I'm aware that it's possible to look up annotation usage programmatically, as pointed out in this question. Instead I would like to look up annotation usage at development time within my Eclipse IDE.

Answer 1

You can search for references in Eclipse. Click the annotation name, then right-click, select "References" and pick a scope for your search.