Jan 2, 2009 · From changing tabs to spaces in eclipse: Window » Preferences » Java » Code Style » Formatter » Edit » Indentation (choose "Spaces Only")

Aug 28, 2016 · Open context menu on the folder in Package Explorer and select Source->Format menu. Actually, you need to change Java > Code Style > Formatter options to use spaces in order to auto format using spaces. Otherwise just checking "insert tabs for spaces" won't work.

May 10, 2015 · You can modify the settings to automatically format the code when saving. For Java code, for instance, go to Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Save Actions. In that page, there is an option to format source code on save. By default, the Eclipse built-in formatter is configured to add spaces between operators and operands.

Dec 5, 2020 · By default Eclipse indents code with a tab character this configuration can be changed to use spaces from the preferences under the window menu option. Click here to learn more about using Eclipse. Window->Preferences->Java->Code Style->Formatter->

This tutorial shows you how to set up your Java code style formatting preferences in Eclipse. Specifically, it will show you how to set code styles for tab indents, curly braces, control statements, and code comments.

May 17, 2023 · You can follow the below steps to change eclipse settings to use spaces instead of tabs, Eclipse by default use tabs to format Java code. Click Window Preferences Expand Java Code Style

Jun 27, 2020 · Some folks prefer spaces to tabs or a mix of spaces and tabs, because tabs can be displayed differently on different editors. If you are one of them, here is how to use spaces instead of tabs for indentation on Eclipse. Go to Windows → Preferences → Java → "Code Style" → "Formatter on Eclipse menu".

If you are like many Java programmer who is more comfortable with space than tabs because they give a true sense of spacing, you can always change the Java editor settings to use space instead of tabs in Eclipse. In this article, I am going to share how to make Eclipse uses spaces instead of tabs for Java editor, which you use while writing ...

Jul 9, 2013 · First of all you should configure which character (s) are inserted when you indent. Note that there is a setting in the preferences under General-Editors-Text Editors (Insert spaces for tabs) but this does not apply to the Java source code editor.

Sep 28, 2018 · Yes, go to Preferences > Java > Code Style > Formatter and then edit the built in formatter. On the White Space tab expand 'Expressions' and select Function Invocations. You can then select white space after the opening and before the closing parenthesis.