Description Carolyn MacLeod 2001-10-10 23:06:37 EDT

From Eclipse Corner: Java Editor feature requests

Using the Java editor, I'm finding myself annoyed with getting to the 
right place on a new line after some white space.

Hitting return at the end of a line should (IMO, and if possible) go to 
"the correct place" (as defined by the user in preferences) to start the 
next line. For example:

String test = someMethod (longArgument1,
                          longArgument2);
System.out.println (test);


Typing the above into the Java editor puts me at the wrong place in each 
case: after longArgument1, it puts me back to the beginning of the line, 
and after longArgument2, it puts me to the same level as the method 
arguments.

Interestingly enough, it gets it right for braces - after a brace on a 
line on its own, I'm indented further in, which is what I want. Does the 
editor have enough nous to know when I've finished a statement?



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