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| Java Editor Preferences |
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| <p> |
| The following Java editor preferences can be set on the |
| <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.preferences.JavaEditorPreferencePage)")'> |
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| <b>Java > Editor</b></a> preference page |
| and its sub-pages. |
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| <ul> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-code-minings.htm">Code Minings</a> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-content-assist.htm">Content Assist</a> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-content-assist-advanced.htm">Advanced</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-content-assist-favorites.htm">Favorites</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-folding.htm">Folding</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-hovers.htm">Hovers</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-mark-occurrences.htm">Mark Occurrences</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-save-actions.htm">Save Actions</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-syntax-coloring.htm">Syntax Coloring</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-templates.htm">Templates</a></li> |
| <li><a href="editor/ref-preferences-typing.htm">Typing</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p> |
| Note that some options that are generally applicable to text editors can be configured on the text editor preference page. |
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| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" summary="General editor settings"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Option</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| <th>Default</th> |
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| <td valign="top"> |
| Smart caret positioning in Java names (overrides platform behavior) |
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| If enabled, there are additional word boundaries inside <tt>|Camel|Case|</tt> Java names. |
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| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| On |
| </p> |
| </td> |
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| <tr> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| Report problems as you type |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| If enabled, the editor marks errors and warnings as you type, even if you do not save the editor contents. The problems are updated after a short delay. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| On |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td valign="top"> |
| Bracket highlighting |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| If enabled, the Java editor highlights parenthesis, bracket or curly braces, based on which sub-option is selected. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| The color of the bracket highlight is specified with <strong>Appearance color options</strong>. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| On |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 1em;"> |
| Matching bracket |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
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| If enabled, whenever the cursor is next to a bracket, its opening or closing counter part is highlighted. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| On |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 1em;"> |
| Matching bracket and caret location |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| If enabled, whenever the cursor is next to a bracket, both the bracket and its opening or closing counter part are highlighted. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Off |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 1em;"> |
| Enclosing brackets |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| If enabled, the Java editor highlights the closest bracket pair enclosing the cursor. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Off |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| Light bulb for quick assists |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| If enabled, a <img src="../../../images/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/obj16/quickassist_obj.png" alt="light bulb"> shows up in the vertical ruler whenever a <strong>quick assist</strong> is available. See the <a href="../../ref-java-editor-quickassist.htm">quick assist section</a> for a list of the available assists. |
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| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Off |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| Only show the selected Java element |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
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| If enabled, the Java editor will only show the selected Java element which is currently selected (i.e. in the Outline View or the Package Explorer). |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Off |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td valign="top"> |
| Appearance color options |
| </td> |
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| <p> |
| The colors of various Java editor appearance features are specified here. |
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| <dl> |
| <dt>Matching brackets highlight</dt> |
| <dd>The color of brackets highlight.</dd> |
| |
| <dt>Parameter hints background</dt> |
| <dd>The background color of the parameter hint window</dd> |
| |
| <dt>Parameter hints foreground</dt> |
| <dd>The foreground color of the parameter hint window</dd> |
| |
| <dt>Completion overwrite background</dt> |
| <dd>The background color of the completion overwrite window</dd> |
| |
| <dt>Completion overwrite foreground</dt> |
| <dd>The foreground color of the completion overwrite window</dd> |
| |
| <dt>Source hover background</dt> |
| <dd>The background color for the source hover. The source hover shows the source code of the element under the mouse pointer.</dd> |
| </dl> |
| </td> |
| <td valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| default colors |
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| <img src="../../../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" border="0" > |
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| <a href="../../../concepts/concept-java-editor.htm">Java editor</a> |
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| <img src="../../../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" border="0" > |
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| <a href="../../../reference/views/ref-java-editor.htm">Java editor</a><br> |
| <a href="codestyle/ref-preferences-formatter.htm">Code formatter preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../../../reference/views/ref-view-outline.htm">Java outline</a><br> |
| <a href="../../../reference/ref-java-editor-code-assist.htm">Java content assist</a><br> |
| <a href="../../../reference/ref-java-editor-quickfix.htm">Quick Fix</a><br> |
| <a href="../../../reference/ref-java-editor-quickassist.htm">Quick Assist</a> |
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