How do I enable spell checking in Eclipse?

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Bmis13 picture Bmis13 · Jan 9, 2012 · Viewed 27k times · Source

Is there any way to enable code spell checking in Eclipse? I misspell words fairly often.

For example: void spllmstake() => void spellmistake()

Answer

dogbane picture dogbane · Jan 9, 2012

Eclipse has a built-in Spell Checker. Go to Window > Preferences > General > Editors > Text Editors > Spelling to enable it.

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