ClassFinder Search

The search facility allows you to quickly find javadoc or source code for a particular class. Just type part of the class name and press ENTER and the search will come back with any matches.

If the search does not contain any periods (.), the search will be a case insensitive search for class names starting with the search term ie. To search for java.lang.String you could enter str.

If the search contains periods, the search is performed for classes with the fully qualified class name starting with the search term. To use the above example, "java.lang.Str" would only return classes in the java.lang package starting with Str.

You can also add other operators to change the search type.

The search system also keeps track of the pages you have viewed recently and will return these at the top of the list. The first time you search for java.lang.String you might have to type the whole name but the next time a search for "s" will return your result at the top of the list. This works well with framed mode as the first result will be displayed automatically.