Incomplete resolution of references in Eclipse

In the Eclipse JDT, the Java reference resolution rules are applied as fully as possible, thereby either determining the unique target for a given reference or signalling that the reference cannot be resolved. However, a variety of development tasks require the manipulation of code for which incomplete resolution of references is both possible and useful. This paper motivates the need for incomplete resolution during a software reuse-and-integration task and the difficulties that result. A proof-of-concept implementation is described that is used as a basis for reuse tool support and that can be used for other transformation tools.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ECLIPSE
• Authors: Joseph J. C. Chang, Robert J. Walker
• Keywords: ECLIPSE 2005, Incomplete Resolution, Java Reference Resolution, Reuse Tool Support, Software Engineering