Format only selected code in eclipse

Question

As the title says, I want to format only selected lines of code. I know by pressing Ctrl + Shift +F formats whole file.

Formatting whole file is not good options as it will create lots of conflicts when I will commit the file. I changed a portion of the file (copied some code from internet etc.). Is there any easy way to format selected lines in eclipse. I have searched a lot but found no solution. I am working with PHP.

Fauch

Answer 1

Highlight (left click, drag, left release) the lines you want to format, and press Ctrl + Shift + F, or right click and select Source -> Format.

For Java code, you have to highlight a complete piece of code (statement(s), method).

For PHP, I imagine you would still have to highlight a complete piece of code.

Tested on Windows version of Eclipse 4.2.

Croquet

This was first thing I tried, but it didn't worked for me. I am using eclipse version 3.7.2 platform ubuntu 12.04. – Fauch

@Anf: I didn't have any PHP on Eclipse handy at home. Highlighting and formatting worked selectively on PHP on Windows Eclipse 3.6. – Croquet

It does not work again on 4.5.1 (Mars) on OS X. Or is there any configuration for this behavior? (In case it is useful, I am working with Java.) – Elephus

Oh, I figured out what happened. It is just not allowed to format only part of a javadoc block (e.g. only for @param tags). I can still format only a single documentation block anyway so not a big deal. – Elephus