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Highlight unused access modifiers #1494
Description
selam! is there a way to highlight when a modifier is not used within it's scope? For example
Main.java
keys
Key.java <- public class and constructor but only used by KeyManager, this should be marked
KeyManager.java <- public class and constructor but used by Main so this won't be marked
goodbye and thanks
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testforstephen commentedon Jun 20, 2020
Please provide a complete Java snippet to describe what's your expectation.
linsaftw commentedon Jun 28, 2020
Hi, i think he means to show if an access modifier is being really used. I was looking to ask for this feature aswell as IntelliJ IDEA has it and it was really useful.
linsaftw commentedon Jul 5, 2020
An example would be:
class Test {
public Test() {
doTest();
}
doTest() {
System.out.println("test");
}
}
Mark "doTest()" because it's protected but it's only being used in a private matter. (Only by the constructor) so the auto-correction would be to make it private. (Unused access modifier)
robstryker commentedon Oct 29, 2026
The Eclipse compiler has no option that flags a package-private method that could be private.
Other tools do have this check:
robstryker commentedon Oct 29, 2026
It's also worth noting this check would generally be expensive, as you'd need to make sure nobody else in the package is actually calling it. That's why it's usually better suited to linters.
Closing as wont-fix, unless someone implements it upstream in eclipse
linsaftw commentedon Oct 29, 2026
wont a simple rg solve it tho? I've seen intellij do this.
or maybe just detect from the already scanned scopes which ones to touch or work on.
(I no longer use both btw)