Properties for formatting Java source code

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The following properties are available when formatting java source code. For information about how to change their values, please see this page.

Comments

The commentStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to single-line comments ( // comment). The default value is "comment". The standard skins render it in the following way:

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// comment	// comment	// comment	// comment

Block comments ( /* ... */ ) use the style specified by the blockComment property. The default value is "block-comment"

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/* block */	/* block */	/* block */	/* block */

Finally, javadoc comments or other comments that provide metadata ( /** ... */ ) use the style specified by the docComment property. The default value is "adoc-comment".

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/** javadoc*/	/** javadoc */	/** javadoc */	/** javadoc */

Identifiers

The identifierStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to identifiers. The default value is "identifier". Remember that an identifier are basically all names - names of methods, of classes, of enumerations, of fields, etc.., whether they are defined by you (MySpectacularClass) or included in the standard library (String, Integer)

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identifier	identifier	identifier	identifier

Keywords

The keywordStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to keywords. The default value is "keyword".

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class	class	class	class

Numbers

The numberStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to numeric literals. The default value is "number".

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3.141592	3.141592	3.141592	3.141592

Strings

The stringStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to string literals. The default value is "string"

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"Hello"	"Hello"	"Hello"	"Hello"

Booleans

The booleanStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to boolean literals. The default value is "boolean"

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true	true	true	true

Null values

The nullStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to the null literal. The default value is "null"

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null	null	null	null

Operators

The operatorStyle property specifies the CSS class name applied to operators. The default value is "operator"

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++ -- >>=	++ -- >>=	++ -- >>=	++ -- >>=