What is the -Xlint

[Steve R. Burrus]

I would like someone/somebody please to tell me just what exactly the
"-Xlint" Java compiler switch is??? I successfully used it late last
nite to compile an "internationalization" kind of a servlet, but would
like to know what its' main function is supposed to be, and what kind of
either client-side or server-side Java programs is it designed to be a
compiler switch for!

 

[Jim]

I would like someone/somebody please to tell me just what exactly the
"-Xlint" Java compiler switch is??? I successfully used it late last
nite to compile an "internationalization" kind of a servlet, but would
like to know what its' main function is supposed to be, and what kind of
either client-side or server-side Java programs is it designed to be a
compiler switch for!

Just appears to be a way of turning on/off specified warnings.

C:\JavaSource\Java_1.5\Coin>javac -X
-Xlint Enable recommended warnings
-Xlint:{all,deprecation,unchecked,switchcheck,path,serial,finally,

-deprecation,-unchecked,-switchcheck,-path,-serial,-finally}
Enable or disable specific warnings

Jim