how to find if the code contains deprecated API?

[Pooja Deshpande]

Hi All,

our team has been assigned to develop a Java code, which parses another .java file and identifies if it contains any deprecated API.

any pointers how to identify this?

thanks in advance!

[bercolax@gmail.com]

When you compile the code using -Xlint:deprecation it will list out the deprecated APIs.

[Pooja Deshpande]

but this option can be checked from command prompt right? but in case I want to check it in the code itself, something like, I have a code snippet which takes input as a .java file and gives the output as "no of deprecated api's used in this file are: ", how can this be done?

[Eranga]

The way I know is compile the class using above command given on post #2. Can't we pass them as arguments to the application and process it.