On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 02:19:01PM -0700, Phil Steitz wrote: > > > > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > > > Sort of ridiculous example,
Perhaps you didn't get it... > as the - would never be followed by a space, And why not? > so would never be wrapped that way. Never? I've just wrapped it that way. It's a valid expression, and not using that notation is purely a result convention/rule/best practice/taste. > The rule above and I suspect the checkstyle check, refers to binary > operators. What's the point? My point is that - x is not more ridiculous than y - x If you do find it ridiculous, it is indeed only because of habit; others might be used to (and thus prefer) y - x Gilles > > Phil > > > 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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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