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How do I create a profile to format Java code in Eclipse?
Author: Deron Eriksson
Description: This tutorial shows how to create a profile to format Java code in Eclipse.
Tutorial created using:
Windows Vista || JDK 1.6.0_04 || Eclipse Web Tools Platform 2.0.1 (Eclipse 3.3.1)
(Continued from page 1) In my editor window, I have a TestServlet.java file that I had previously formatted with the built-in EclipseSW formatting settings. 
I hit Control-Shift-F to format the TestServlet.java file according to the new "myprofile" profile. Notice that the line wrapping is now different since I changed the "Maximum line width" from 80 to 120. 
Profiles are a nice feature that allow for customized code formatting so that you can format your code the way you like it. Profiles are particularly useful in a team development environment since they allow multiple developers to format their code according to the same formatting rules. This is very handy when it comes to formatting version-controlled files, since it prevents unnecessary file changes as a result of different developers applying different formatting rules to the same file. Related Tutorials: |