Avoid using the deprecated WASProduct class

This rule flags the use of the deprecated com.ibm.websphere.product.WASProduct class. This class was deprecated in Version 7.0.

Instead, use the following supported methods from com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory :

• public WASProductInfo getWASProductInfo(String id)
• public boolean isThisProductInstalled(String id)
• public WASProductInfo[] getWASProductInfoInstances()
• public String getWasLocation()

Also, instead of getting product information (name, version, build level, build date) from the old WASProduct API (com.ibm.websphere.product.WASProduct), you should now use the following methods in the WASDirectory class to get that information:

• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory.getName(String)
• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory.getVersion(String)
• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory.getBuildLevel(String)
• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory.getBuildDate(String)

For more information, see:

• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASProduct Java API documentation.
• com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory Java API documentation.
• Deprecated features list in the documentation.