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| Code Formatter |
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| The preview pane on this page demonstrates what each of these options will do to Java code in the editor. |
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| Code Formatter Preferences |
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| Description |
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| Default |
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| Insert a new line before an opening brace |
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| The editor inserts a line break before opening a new brace. In other words, open braces always start at the beginning of a new line. |
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| Off |
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| Insert new lines in control statements |
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| The editor inserts a line break before a new control statement. In other words, control statements (e.g., if, else, catch, finally, etc.) always start at the beginning |
| of a new line. |
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| Off |
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| Clear all blank lines |
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| The editor deletes all blank lines in the file. |
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| Off |
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| Insert new line between 'else if' |
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| The editor inserts a new line between the words "else" and "if" in else-if statements. |
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| Off |
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| Insert a new line inside an empty block |
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| The editor inserts a line break between empty braces. In other words, the left and right braces in an empty braces set will always appear on separate lines. An |
| exception is if the right brace is followed by a keyword, in which case, the two braces appear on the same line. |
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| On |
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| Maximum line length |
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| This is the maximum length of any one line. Lines longer than this number are split and wrapped. Entering 0 here disables line splitting completely. |
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| 80 |
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| Compact assignment |
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| The editor removes any spaces between a variable and an assignment statement so that they are asymmetrical (e.g., <code>a= b;</code>). |
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| Off |
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| Insert a space after a cast |
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| The editor inserts a space between the cast and the following expression. |
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| On |
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| Insert tabs for indentation, not spaces |
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| The editor uses tabs instead of spaces to represent indentations. |
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| On |
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| Number of spaces representing an indentation level |
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| If the editor uses spaces instead of tabs to represent indentations, this is the number of spaces that comprises a single indentation. |
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| 4 |
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| Preview pane |
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| Shows an example of what your Java code will look like with the settings currently displayed on this page. |
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| n/a |
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| <a href="../tasks/tasks-66.htm">Formatting Java code</a><br> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-java-editor.htm">Java editor</a><br> |
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