使用Checkstyle格式化代码

Question

I have just installed checkstyle in eclipse. It works by bringing up the appropriate errors in the part of the screen where you place break points. However, I was just wondering whether it actually will format the code for you and indeed add the empty comments etc for you to fill in?

If it does, how do you get it to do it. Thanks

Answer 1

No, checkstyle doesn't format code, it only identifies violations of different types. You can configure Jalopy to format as per your checkstyle configuration.

Answer 2

Checkstyle is a static code analysis tool. It doesn't do formating.

However Eclipse has a preinstalled Java Code Formatter. Have a look here for details: http://www.ralfebert.de/blog/eclipseide/source_formatting/