Question

In Eclipse, I can do a reference search on a variable, which allows me to see every place the variable in question has been accesesed/modified. Is there a way for me to quickly see only where the variable in question has been modified? (The code base is huge…)

As an example,

static public int test;

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    test = 4;

    if (test > 5) doNothing();
}

I’d only want the search to show me the line test = 4;, not the if test.

Answer 1

You can do that for fields. E.g. select “test” field, push Ctrl-H, then Java Search, select Field and Write access radio buttons and narrow down search to sources within your Workspace or specific Working set.