How to disable Eclipse PDT auto-format code when pasting

Question

I'm using Eclipse Indigo 3.7.0 with PDT for PHP develpment. When I copy/paste some code, Eclipse automatically format it.

For example, copying this :

if ($distance > 50 && $distance  <= 100)    {$local_score = 8;}
if ($distance > 100 && $distance <= 200)    {$local_score = 6;}

Is pasted in this :

if ($distance > 50 && $distance  <= 100)    {
    $local_score = 8;
}
if ($distance > 100 && $distance <= 200)    {
    $local_score = 6;
}

Any idea on how to disable this ? Best Regards.

Toupee

Answer 1

It's really bad...
Try this.
Open workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/org.eclipse.php.ui.prefs by your text editor.
Add "smartPaste=true".

(note that I'm not aware of side effect)

Friedrich

I tried this and it`s working well. No side effect noticed for now. Thank you so much. – Toupee

Isn't it supposed to be "smartPaste=false", instead of "true" ?? "true" didn't work for me, but "false" did. Also, you can find the corresponding configuration option through Eclipse preferences: Window -> Preferences -> PHP - > Editor -> Typing -> Uncheck "When Pasting Adjust Indentation" (courtesy of roadzy.blogspot.com/2012/08/…) – Buell

Pay attention to "answered Jul 5 '11 at 11:28". On that day, UI had not been implemented yet. This is an old story. – Friedrich

Answer 2

• Go to Window / Preferences
• Then select page Java / Editor / Typing
• Then unselect checkbox "When pasting" / "Adjust indentation".

Jackknife

This did not work under Eclipse Luna Service Release 1 (4.4.1). – Frankhouse

Yes, it very much indeed does work with Luna Service Release 1 (4.4.1). This should be the preferred solution. (If it does not work for you, undo the change to the .ui.prefs file which might have caused the error) – Rosewood

This question is regarding PDT (PHP Developer Tools), and while this may be obvious to some, the second step of this answer should be Then select page *PHP* (not Java) / Editor / Typing. This still works in 4.6.2. – Forefend