Percolator can ONLY be used on syntactically correct Java source. In other words, if javac won't compile it, Percolator won't like it. Percolator has been tested with the JDK 1.1.3 on both Solaris and Win32. Percolator can view both Java 1.0 and Java 1.1 source files. Users of Percolator fall into two categories.
Nothing makes understanding code mode difficult than a poor style.
Nevertheless, differing coding styles present a hurdle to code understanding. Since all source is now presented in a common style, it is much easier for the viewer to understand the control flow, etc. Expand the import statements of a source file, removing all . This allows the viewer to see at a glance all classes which the source file uses, rather than having to guess at which classes from the java.awt package, for example, the program uses. Percolator will always sort the import statements of a source file alphabetically regardless of whether or not this expansion option is selected.