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NAME

       jdeprscan  -  static analysis tool that scans a jar file (or some other
       aggregation of class files) for uses of deprecated API elements


SYNOPSIS

       jdeprscan [options] {dir|jar|class}

       options
              See Options for the jdeprscan Command

       dir|jar|class
              jdeprscan command scans each argument for usages  of  deprecated
              APIs.  The arguments can be a:

              o dir: Directory

              o jar: JAR file

              o class: Class name or class file

              The  class  name should use a dot (.) as a separator.  For exam-
              ple:

              java.lang.Thread

              For nested classes, the dollar sign $ separator character should
              be used.  For example:

              java.lang.Thread$State

              A class file can also be named.  For example:

              build/classes/java/lang/Thread$State.class


DESCRIPTION

       The  jdeprscan  tool is a static analysis tool provided by the JDK that
       scans a JAR file or some other aggregation of class files for  uses  of
       deprecated  API  elements.   The deprecated APIs identified by the jde-
       prscan tool are only those that are defined  by  Java  SE.   Deprecated
       APIs defined by third-party libraries aren't reported.

       To  scan a JAR file or a set of class files, you must first ensure that
       all of the classes that the scanned classes depend upon are present  in
       the  class  path.  Set the class path using the --class-path option de-
       scribed in Options for the jdeprscan Command.  Typically, you would use
       the same class path as the one that you use when invoking your applica-
       tion.

       If the jdeprscan can't find all the dependent classes, it will generate
       an  error  message for each class that's missing.  These error messages
       are typically of the form:

              error: cannot find class ...

       If these errors occur, then you must adjust the class path so  that  it
       includes all dependent classes.


OPTIONS FOR THE JDEPRSCAN COMMAND

       The following options are available:

       --class-path path
              Provides a search path for resolution of dependent classes.

              path  can be a search path that consists of one or more directo-
              ries separated by the system-specific path separator.  For exam-
              ple:

              o Linux and OS X:

                       --class-path /some/directory:/another/different/dir

              Note:

              On  Windows,  use  a semicolon (;) as the separator instead of a
              colon (:).

              o Windows:

                       --class-path \some\directory;\another\different\dir

       --for-removal
              Limits scanning or listing to APIs that are deprecated  for  re-
              moval.  Can't be used with a release value of 6, 7, or 8.

       --full-version
              Prints out the full version string of the tool.

       --help or -h
              Prints out a full help message.

       --list or -l
              Prints  the  set of deprecated APIs.  No scanning is done, so no
              directory, jar, or class arguments should be provided.

       --release 6|7|8|9
              Specifies the Java SE release that provides the set of deprecat-
              ed APIs for scanning.

       --verbose or -v
              Enables additional message output during processing.

       --version
              Prints out the abbreviated version string of the tool.


EXAMPLE OF JDEPRSCAN OUTPUT

       The  JAR  file for this library will be named something similar to com-
       mons-math3-3.6.1.jar.  To scan this JAR file for the use of  deprecated
       APIs, run the following command:

              jdeprscan commons-math3-3.6.1.jar

       This  command  produces several lines of output.  For example, one line
       of output might be:

              class org/apache/commons/math3/util/MathUtils uses deprecated method java/lang/Double::<init>(D)V

       Note:

       The class name is specified using the slash-separated  binary  name  as
       described  in  JVMS  4.2.1.   This is the form used internally in class
       files.

       The deprecated API it uses is a method on the java.lang.Double class.

       The name of the deprecated method is <init>, which is  a  special  name
       that  means that the method is actually a constructor.  Another special
       name is <clinit>, which indicates a class static initializer.

       Other methods are listed just by  their  method  name.   Following  the
       method name is the argument list and return type:

              (D)V

       This  indicates  that  it takes just one double value (a primitive) and
       returns void.  The argument and return types can become  cryptic.   For
       example, another line of output might be:

              class org/apache/commons/math3/util/Precision uses deprecated method java/math/BigDecimal::setScale(II)Ljava/math/BigDecimal;

       In  this  line  of  output,  the  deprecated  method  is  on  class ja-
       va.math.BigDecimal, and the method is setScale().  In  this  case,  the
       (II) means that it takes two int arguments.  The Ljava/math/BigDecimal;
       after the  parentheses  means  that  it  returns  a  reference  to  ja-
       va.math.BigDecimal.


JDEPRSCAN ANALYSIS CAN BE VERSION-SPECIFIC

       You can use jdeprscan relative to the previous three JDK releases.  For
       example, if you are running JDK 9, then you can check against JDK 8, 7,
       and 6.

       As an example, look at this code snippet:

              public class Deprecations {
                 SecurityManager sm = new RMISecurityManager();    // deprecated in 8
                 Boolean b2 = new Boolean(true);          // deprecated in 9
              }

       The complete class compiles without warnings in JDK 7.

       If you run jdeprscan on a system with JDK 9, then you see:

              $ jdeprscan --class-path classes --release 7 example.Deprecations
              (no output)

       Run jdeprscan with a release value of 8:

              $ jdeprscan --class-path classes --release 8 example.Deprecations
              class example/Deprecations uses type java/rmi/RMISecurityManager deprecated
              class example/Deprecations uses method in type java/rmi/RMISecurityManager deprecated

       Run jdeprscan on JDK 9:

              $ jdeprscan --class-path classes example.Deprecations
              class example/Deprecations uses type java/rmi/RMISecurityManager deprecated
              class example/Deprecations uses method in type java/rmi/RMISecurityManager deprecated
              class example/Deprecations uses method java/lang/Boolean <init> (Z)V deprecated



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