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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Defining XML editor preferences</h1> |
| <div><p>You can set various preferences for the Source view of the XML |
| editor such as the formatter indentation style, line wrapping rules, and content |
| assist rules. To apply the formatting styles, right-click in in the Source view |
| for your XML document, and click<b> Format > Document</b>.</p><div class="skipspace"> |
| <p>To define XML preferences, |
| perform the following steps:</p> |
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| <ol><li class="skipspace"><span>Click <b> <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Window</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Web and XML</span> > <span class="uicontrol">XML Files</span> > <span class="uicontrol">XML |
| Source</span></span></b>.</span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Enter a maximum width for formatted lines in the <b> <span class="uicontrol">Line |
| width</span> </b>field.</span> The default value is <b>72</b>.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Select <span class="uicontrol"><b>Split multiple attributes each on a new line</b></span> to |
| start every attribute on a new line.</span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>If you want blank lines to be removed when the document is formatted, |
| select the <b> <span class="uicontrol">Clear all blank lines</span> </b>check box. </span> By default, blank lines are preserved in a formatted document.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace">Select <b>Indent using tabs </b>if you want to use tab |
| characters (\t) as the standard formatting indentation, or, if you prefer to |
| use spaces, select <b>Indent using spaces.</b></li> |
| <li class="skipspace">You can also specify the <b>Indentation size</b> which |
| is the number of tabs or space characters used for formatting indentation.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>You can specify certain characters ('<' is default) that will |
| cause the content assist list to pop up automatically. Ensure the<b> <span class="uicontrol">Automatically |
| make suggestions</span></b> check box is selected and specify the characters |
| in the <b> <span class="uicontrol">Prompt when these characters are inserted</span> |
| </b>field. </span></li> |
| <li class="skipspace">If you select <b>Strict</b> from the <b>Suggestion |
| strategy</b> list, suggestions that are grammatically valid will be shown |
| first (with bold icons) in the content assist list. Other suggestions that |
| are applicable to the element scope, but not grammatically valid, will be |
| shown below them with a de-emphasized icon. The default value for this field |
| is <b>Lax</b>.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>The<b> <span class="uicontrol">Use inferred grammar in absence of DTD/Schema </span> |
| </b>check |
| box is selected by default. </span> If this box is selected, when you |
| have an XML file that is not associated with a DTD or XML schema, you will |
| still be able to get content assist - the tool will infer what should come |
| next in your file based on the existing content.</li> |
| <li class="skipspace"><span>Click <b> <span class="uicontrol">Apply</span></b> and then |
| <b> <span class="uicontrol">OK</span></b> to |
| save your changes.</span></li> |
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