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| Setting code formatting preferences |
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| Setting code formatting preferences |
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| Open the |
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| <strong>Java > Code Style > Formatter</strong></a> preference page. |
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| Select a profile and click the <strong>Show</strong> or <strong>Edit</strong> button to configure it, or press <strong>New</strong> to create a new profile. |
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| In the dialog, select the code formatting conventions that you want the formatter to follow. |
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| Note that at the right side of the page, you can observe an example effect of each individual code formatting option and see a preview of what your formatted code will look |
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| Click <strong>OK</strong> when you are done. |
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| <strong>Note:</strong> Code formatter settings can also be configured per project: |
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| Select a java project, open the pop-up menu and choose <strong>Properties</strong>. |
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| Select the <strong>Code Style > Formatter</strong> page and check <strong>Enable project specific settings</strong>. |
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| Select or edit a profile as explained above. |
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| Click <strong>OK</strong> when you are done. |
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| <a href="../concepts/concepts-1.htm">Java development tools (JDT)</a> |
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| <a href="tasks-66.htm">Formatting Java code</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-67.htm">Formatting files or portions of code</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-230.htm">Using the Formatter Application</a> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-17.htm">Code Formatter preferences</a> |
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