SCORE Search

Like Google, this tool uses natural language or keyword-style queries.

When using the tool be sure to:

  1. Select the project you want to search in the left pane
  2. Open the Eclipse search dialog
  3. Select the Score Search tab
  4. Select "Selected resources" in Scope
  5. Create a query
  6. Continue entering a query until you believe you have found the feature's implementation
There may be a slight delay after you enter the query:

The search results will look like this:

The results are organized by relevance, with the most relevant at the top. Each result is summarized with a short descriptive phrase in the first column, then the method signature, followed by the file. Clicking on a result will bring up the source code.