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| Setting code formatting preferences |
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| Setting code formatting preferences |
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| From the workbench menu bar, select <strong>Window</strong> > <strong>Preferences.</strong> The Workbench Preferences page opens. |
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| In the left pane, expand the <strong>Java</strong> category and select <strong>Code Formatter</strong>. The Code Formatter Preferences page opens. |
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| In the <strong>New Lines</strong>, <strong>Line Splitting,</strong> and <strong>Style</strong> tabs, select the code formatting |
| conventions that you want the formatter to follow. |
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| Note that at the bottom 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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| <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> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-17.htm">Code Formatter preferences</a> |
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