Analyzing source code in an editor

With AppScan® Source, you can analyze or modify source code in an internal editor - or you can choose from a variety of external editors.

External editors allow you to review results in AppScan Source for Analysis and make code modifications in the development environment of your choice. External editors include:

Table 1. Supported external editors
Editor Platform
Eclipse (see the AppScan Source system requirements to learn which versions of Eclipse are supported) Windows™ and Linux™
Notepad Windows
vi Linux
System Default Windows and Linux
  • vi
  • Eclipse (see the AppScan Source system requirements to learn which versions of Eclipse are supported)
  • System Default
Note: You cannot edit source files in a WAR file.

To view/modify source code in the editor, choose one of these options:

  • Double-click a finding in the findings table. The internal editor opens at the line of code.
  • Right-click a finding in the findings table and select Open in Internal Editor or Open in External Editor > <editor> (where <editor> is one of the supported external editors listed in the above table).
  • Select a trace node and then select the Open in Internal Editor or Open in External Editor > <editor> toolbar button - or right-click the selection and select Open in Internal Editor or Open in External Editor > <editor> from the menu.

If you have opened a file in the editor, markers indicate locations in the file that represent findings. To follow these back to the findings table, right-click the line of code in the editor and then select Show in Findings View from the menu.