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Automating Comments after closing bracket [message #658005]

Fri, 04 March 2011 22:36

Missing name Mising name

Messages: 3
Registered: March 2011

Junior Member

Eclipse is quite an incredible tool! I'm amazed at how advanced it's automatic formatting is. BUT, there is one thing I would like to automate that I cant figure out how to do (or IF it can do it)

When coding in java, I prefer that the closing brackets for each method and class be double slash commented with the name of the method or class.

For example

  public void myMethod()
    {
    do lots of java stuff
    }//myMethod

Is there any way to automate this in the Eclipse Code Style formatter?

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!

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Re: Automating Comments after closing bracket [message #658020 is a reply to message #658005]

Sat, 05 March 2011 04:43

Deepak Azad

Messages: 543
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

On 3/5/2011 4:06 AM, bugzilla-dch00@sneakemail.com wrote:
> Eclipse is quite an incredible tool! I'm amazed at how advanced it's
> automatic formatting is. BUT, there is one thing I would like to
> automate that I cant figure out how to do (or IF it can do it)
>
> When coding in java, I prefer that the closing brackets for each method
> and class be double slash commented with the name of the method or class.
>
> For example
>
>
> public void myMethod()
> {
> do lots of java stuff
> }//myMethod
>
>
> Is there any way to automate this in the Eclipse Code Style formatter?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!

A formatter setting is not available for this. But you can create a
template to help you with this.

- Go to Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Templates
- Create a new template in 'Java' context, name it something like
'methodNameComment', and give the pattern as "//${enclosing_method}"

In the Java editor
- place the caret after the closing brace of a method
- type 'me'
- press 'Ctrl+Space' to invoke content assist
- this newly created template should be the first proposal. Press enter
to accept it.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Automating Comments after closing bracket [message #658844 is a reply to message #658020]

Thu, 10 March 2011 02:07

Missing name Mising name

Messages: 3
Registered: March 2011

Junior Member

yes! Thank you! That works quite wonderfully!
I'm going to need to explore the possibilities in these templates.

Thank you very much!

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Re: Automating Comments after closing bracket [message #658848 is a reply to message #658844]

Thu, 10 March 2011 03:56

Deepak Azad

Messages: 543
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

On 3/10/2011 7:37 AM, bugzilla-dch00@sneakemail.com wrote:
> yes! Thank you! That works quite wonderfully!
> I'm going to need to explore the possibilities in these templates.
> Thank you very much!
To learn more about templates, especially about pre-existing variables,
search in Eclipse help for 'Template variables'.

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Re: Automating Comments after closing bracket [message #658854 is a reply to message #658848]

Thu, 10 March 2011 05:05

Missing name Mising name

Messages: 3
Registered: March 2011

Junior Member

>To learn more about templates, especially about pre-existing variables,
>search in Eclipse help for 'Template variables'.

Thats what I've been doing all evening! Smile

I've rewritten many of the existing code templates and added a few new ones that fit my needs. This is fantastic. The code templates, formatting style, automated coding of getters/setters, instant importing, I'm in love with Eclipse!

Eclipse is really allowing me to concentrate on the actual coding while it takes care of all the busy work.

Again, thank you very much!

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