Bold black cursor in Eclipse deletes code, and I don't know how to get rid of it

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Enigmatic Wang picture Enigmatic Wang · Jun 28, 2012 · Viewed 136.4k times · Source

When I edit code in the middle of statements, it replaces the current code around it. I cannot find a way to replace this with a normal cursor that only inserts data instead of replacing it. Is that functionality possible in Eclipse?

Look at the black cursor to the right of the 3rd statement

Answer

rob mayoff picture rob mayoff · Jun 28, 2012

The problem is also identified in your status bar at the bottom:

overwrite label in status bar

You are in overwrite mode instead of insert mode.

The “Insert” key toggles between insert and overwrite modes.

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