On Sep 3, 2012, at 14:13, Gilles Sadowski <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 09:59:55AM -0700, Phil Steitz wrote: >> On 9/1/12 10:11 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: >> >> I have not tried using it, but the eclipse config that Luc posted >> [1] includes this line, which I suspect configures this behavior: >> >> <setting >> id="org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.wrap_before_binary_operator" >> value="false"/> >> >> I am curious why you don't like it. To me, it is similar to putting >> the open paren for a method call on the preceding line. Easier to >> read for me at least. Of course, in keeping with my normal "too >> many rules == evil" view, I don't see it as something that needs to >> be standardized :) > > One way to "explain" it: You would not write unary minus on the previous > line: > double minusOne = - > 1; That makes sense for unary guys at least. G > > Similarly, before one has become used to this (arbitrary) rule, this is as > strange: > double xMinusOne = x - > 1; > > [A rationale for writing parenthesis on the same line is that you can figure > out more quickly that it is a method call, rather than a reference to a > variable.] > > > Gilles > >> >> Phil >> >> [1] http://markmail.org/message/djnlefeodk2xa7bz >> >>> Hi All: >>> >>> Checkstyle can report warnings like: >>> >>> '+' should be on the previous line. >>> >>> FWIW, I'm not fond of this particular checkstyle rule. >>> >>> Does anyone know if the Eclipse formatter can be made to behave like this? >>> I've not found such setting in the giant formatter options dialog. I am on >>> Eclipse 3.7.2. Are there any 4.x users out there? If so, does 4.x deal with >>> this? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Gary >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
