[FIXED] How to stop Eclipse from splitting annotations into new lines

Issue

@Setter
@Getter
private String query;

I get something like this after formatting, how to prevent it and keep my annotations in one line? I didn't find any usable setting inside Formater configuration.

@Setter @Getter @sthElse @oneMore @etc
private String query;

This is how I would like it to be

Solution

One hack that allows you to force a newline whenever you want is to add a in-line comment (//) to the end of the line. For example, when I have annotations on parameters, I want them to line up like this:

public ModelView finish(//
        @PathParam("stampId")//
        long stampId, //

Instead of like this:

public ModelView finish(@PathParam("stampId") long stampId,

My use of // gives me more fine grained control over this. So if you change the "insert new lines after annotations" setting you should be able to get:

@Setter @Getter @sthElse @oneMore @etc //
private String query;

I'm sure if I took a look at the Eclipse formatting code I could add it there but I don't have the time for that. :-)

Answered By - Gray
Answer Checked By - Willingham (JavaFixing Volunteer)