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</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">17:16:15 EST, 22 November, 2013</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="introduction.html">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="introduction.html#d0e67">1. Requirements</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="installing.html">2. Installing <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="installing.html#d0e98">1. Extracting the Distribution</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="building.html">3. Building <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™ from Source</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="building.html#d0e173">1. Prerequisites</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="building.html#d0e262">2. Extracting the Source Distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="building.html#d0e275">3. Modifying <code class="filename">local.properties</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="building.html#d0e333">4. Running <span class="application">Ant</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="building.html#d0e427">5. Running <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™ from a source directory</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="running.html">4. Running <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="running.html#d0e465">1. Quick Start</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="running.html#d0e503">2. Executing <span class="application">FindBugs</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="running.html#commandLineOptions">3. Command-line Options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="gui.html">5. Using the <span class="application">FindBugs</span> GUI</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gui.html#d0e1092">1. Creating a Project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gui.html#d0e1134">2. Running the Analysis</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gui.html#d0e1139">3. Browsing Results</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gui.html#d0e1154">4. Saving and Opening</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="anttask.html">6. Using the <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™ <span class="application">Ant</span> task</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="anttask.html#d0e1205">1. Installing the <span class="application">Ant</span> task</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="anttask.html#d0e1243">2. Modifying build.xml</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="anttask.html#d0e1314">3. Executing the task</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="anttask.html#d0e1339">4. Parameters</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="eclipse.html">7. Using the <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™ Eclipse plugin</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="eclipse.html#d0e1662">1. Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="eclipse.html#d0e1670">2. Installation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="eclipse.html#d0e1717">3. Using the Plugin</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="eclipse.html#d0e1748">4. Extending the Eclipse Plugin (since 2.0.0)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="eclipse.html#d0e1802">5. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="filter.html">8. Filter Files</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e1838">1. Introduction to Filter Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e1888">2. Types of Match clauses</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e2136">3. Java element name matching</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e2161">4. Caveats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e2191">5. Examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="filter.html#d0e2249">6. Complete Example</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="analysisprops.html">9. Analysis Properties</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="annotations.html">10. Annotations</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="rejarForAnalysis.html">11. Using rejarForAnalysis</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="datamining.html">12. Data mining of bugs with <span class="application">FindBugs</span>™</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="datamining.html#commands">1. Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="datamining.html#examples">2. Examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="datamining.html#antexample">3. Ant example</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="license.html">13. License</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="acknowledgments.html">14. Acknowledgments</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="acknowledgments.html#d0e3629">1. Contributors</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="acknowledgments.html#d0e3752">2. Software Used</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="list-of-tables"><p><b>List of Tables</b></p><dl><dt>9.1. <a href="analysisprops.html#analysisproptable">Configurable Analysis Properties</a></dt><dt>12.1. <a href="datamining.html#computeBugHistoryTable">Options for computeBugHistory command</a></dt><dt>12.2. <a href="datamining.html#filterOptionsTable">Options for filterBugs command</a></dt><dt>12.3. <a href="datamining.html#mineBugHistoryOptionsTable">Options for mineBugHistory command</a></dt><dt>12.4. <a href="datamining.html#mineBugHistoryColumns">Columns in mineBugHistory output</a></dt><dt>12.5. <a href="datamining.html#defectDensityColumns">Columns in defectDensity output</a></dt><dt>12.6. <a href="datamining.html#convertXmlToTextTable">Options for convertXmlToText command</a></dt><dt>12.7. <a href="datamining.html#setBugDatabaseInfoOptions">setBugDatabaseInfo Options</a></dt><dt>12.8. <a href="datamining.html#listBugDatabaseInfoColumns">listBugDatabaseInfo Columns</a></dt></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="introduction.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. 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