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Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 17, 2015

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Show contextual warning about unused local variables

Most development tools now display a squiggly line under unused local and global variables. I believe RDi needs a feature that does this.


Use Case:

If you have a variable defined that is no longer used in the procedure or the program, a squiggly line will appear under the variable name. On hover, it would warn that the variable is no longer used.

It would be nice if it could also warn about unused files and local procedures via a similar contextual hint.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 20, 2017

    This feature was delivered in version 9.6.
    Warning annotations are now displayed in the editor for any unreferenced definitions. To turn this off, go to Window -> Preferences, then select Remote System LPEX Editor > IBM i Parsers > ILE RPG. Uncheck “Annotate unreferenced definitions”. For more information, see the documentation in: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSAE4W_9.6.0/com.ibm.etools.iseries.rse.doc/topics/tannot_unref.html

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 28, 2017

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 8, 2015

    Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 23, 2015

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

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