How to auto-format code in Eclipse?

eclipse formatting format code-formatting
HasanAboShally picture HasanAboShally · Mar 27, 2013 · Viewed 611.3k times · Source

How do you auto-format code in Eclipse?

Answer

HasanAboShally picture HasanAboShally · Mar 27, 2013

On Windows and Linux : Ctrl + Shift + F

On Mac : ⌘ + ⇧ + F

(Alternatively you can press Format in Main Menu > Source)

Related questions

How do I change Eclipse to use spaces instead of tabs?

By default Eclipse indents with a hard tab character. How do I change it to spaces?

Read More
Eclipse: Set maximum line length for auto formatting?

I am working with Java. If I hit Ctrl+Shift+F in Eclipse Helios, it will auto format my code. At a certain point, it wraps lines. I would like to increase the maximum line length. How can I do …

Read More
Best Eclipse Code Formatters?

The default Eclipse formatter formats my Java code in a really funny way. For example: hello.show().x().y() would oddly be formatted as x() and .y(), and be placed on a separate line. Are there any other basic formatters …

Read More