How do you copy java code from a java file from eclipse without messing up the format?

Question

I have been trying to copy code from my eclipse program so I can email it to someone that I'm working with, but the format is messed up. This is what I want it to look like:

while (insOrDel) {// Asks the user for five different options:
            // add a username or bot
            // add a special username or bot
            // remove a username or bot
            // remove a special username or bot.
            // list all special usernames or bots.
            // list all usernames or bots
            // run weblog sifter.

However, it ends up like this when it comes out of the email:

        while (insOrDel) {// Asks the user for five different options:
// add a username or bot
// add a special username or bot
// remove a username or bot
// remove a special username or bot.
// list all special usernames or bots.
// list all usernames or bots
// run weblog sifter.

Keep in mind this is after Ctrl+Shift+F, and for some reason, the comments aren't indented. Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

This can happen when source file uses Tab characters and the destination app you pasting your code in has a different tabwidth.

To avoid this you can set in Eclipse / Window / Preferences / General / Editors / Text Editors the option 'Insert spaces for tabs'