How do I configure autoformatting in Eclipse?

Question

I dislike how auto format messes up empty cycle body, like:

Before

for (int i = 0; isTest(i); i++); 

After

for (int i = 0; isTest(i); i++)
    ;

How to configure eclipse not to do this?

Sociability

Just out of curiosity, why on earth would you want a loop that does nothing? – Karelia

That loop might do something. The isTest method can have almost any side effect ;) – Pique

Urgh. Then it should be a while loop so the "isTest(i)" is in the body. In my opinion "for" loops should only contain iteration steps between the parenthesis. – Bort

I suggest a custom compiler warning rather than a custom formatting for this special case :-P – Magree

@Thorbjørn: I agree, I'm just saying it's possible – Pique

Answer 1

Go to Windows -> Preferences, and in the options table select Java -> Code Style -> Formatter, then configure to your hearts content.

For future reference, in the Preferences menu you can just type in a search term to find all options for that term - so just going onto the Preferences menu and typing "format" will show you all options

Seabury

& "new lines" -> "empty statements" uncheck "Put empty statements on new line" – Sociability

This is in the current workspace, not in the Eclipse installation, hence you need to export and import your preferences to have this available in other workspaces. – Bort