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Java Forum / General / July 2005Eclipse: Stripping whitespace at EOL
Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? Either at every save - or in the formatter? If so, what's the best way to do that?  Signature__________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ tim@tt1lock.org Remove lock to reply. > Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? > > Either at every save - or in the formatter? I do not understand what you mean by 'the formatter'. Here, in Eclipse 3.0.2 , the keyboard actions, ^a ^F , removes whitespace from the ends of source lines. Isn't ^F invoking the formatter? SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology http://www.LensEscapes.com/ Images that escape the mundane Andrew Thompson <SeeMySites@www.invalid> wrote or quoted: > > Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? > > > > Either at every save - or in the formatter? > > I do not understand what you mean by 'the formatter'. See Preferences -> Java -> Code style -> Formatter. > Here, in Eclipse 3.0.2 , the keyboard actions, ^a ^F , > removes whitespace from the ends of source lines. > > Isn't ^F invoking the formatter? Try typing "// " (without quotes) - on a blank line - and then performing the above actions. The formatter can remove /some/ spaces - but doesn't seem to deal with all of them :-| Signature__________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ tim@tt1lock.org Remove lock to reply. > Andrew Thompson <SeeMySites@www.invalid> wrote or quoted: > >>> Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? .. >> I do not understand what you mean by 'the formatter'. > > See Preferences -> Java -> Code style -> Formatter. Right. Eclipse is not one of my more common IDE's ( I was seeking your help with it some time ago when I screwed up the settings on an earlier version of Eclipse. ) I more commonly use TextPad, which automatically trims all whitespace at the end of lines (none of this 'configurable' crap!), or JBuilder, which seems to do it flawlessly. >> Here, in Eclipse 3.0.2 , the keyboard actions, ^a ^F , >> removes whitespace from the ends of source lines. .. > Try typing "// " (without quotes) - on a blank line - and then > performing the above actions. Uh-huh.. Oooh.. > The formatter can remove /some/ spaces - but doesn't seem to deal with > all of them :-| You could try swi.. No, maybe I shouldn't go there. ;-) SignatureAndrew Thompson physci.org 1point1c.org javasaver.com lensescapes.com athompson.info In Hypno-Vision > Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? > > Either at every save - or in the formatter? > > If so, what's the best way to do that? I miss that feature in Eclipse too. It's useful (I know from JBuilder), for instance when auto-indent adds "superfluous" whitespace everytime I insert/type an empty line. The only way that I know of to remove trailing whitespace is to use Find/Replace with regular expression "[\t ]+$" (without the qoutes). SignatureRegards, Roland de Ruiter ` ___ ___ `/__/ w_/ /__/ / \ /_/ / \ >> Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > The only way that I know of to remove trailing whitespace is to use > Find/Replace with regular expression "[\t ]+$" (without the qoutes). Actually, Eclipse has functionality to remove trailing whitespace, but for some reason they don't expose it by default. If you go to the key bindings, select modify and select File for the category you will see that there is a Remove trailing whitespace that can be bound to a key. I don't see any way to actually add that to the menus. To do it automatically check out the AnyEdit plugin: http://andrei.gmxhome.de/anyedit/ SignatureDale King Dale King <DaleWKing@insightbb.nospam.com> wrote or quoted: > >> Can Eclipse be configured to strip whitespace at EOL? [...] > > I miss that feature in Eclipse too. It's useful (I know from JBuilder), > > for instance when auto-indent adds "superfluous" whitespace everytime I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > category you will see that there is a Remove trailing whitespace that > can be bound to a key. Thanks. Doing it on save would be nice - but I don't think the Eclipse folk have got the ability to easily execute a series of actions on a keypress yet - without writing code. Your http://andrei.gmxhome.de/anyedit/ looks like it would do exactly what I want, though. Signature__________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ tim@tt1lock.org Remove lock to reply. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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