RE: Which Java objects use which files/tables

["David Morris" <David.Morris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron,

In general, it would be a good practice to encapsulate your file access
into a single object or interface that will represent your various
entities. There are several patterns that are used for this like Data
Access Objects (DAO) and Most IDEs like Eclipse/WDSc have excellent
tools for showing where classes/interfaces/packages/etc. are used. They
also provide excellent refactoring support that go beyond what a tool
like Hawk Eye can in helping you with renames and changes.

David Morris


Aaron wrote:

We are starting to use Java more in our shop and are wondering how to
track which files are being used by which Java objects.  In the RPG
world we have products like Hawk Eye that search source and produce a
listing of which programs use a file and how they use it.

Is there something similar in Java?  We are looking to use Entity
Beans.

Aaron Bartell